X Chromosome Inactivation During Drosophila Spermatogenesis

Time October 9, 2007 - 12:00am Link X Chromosome Inactivation During Drosophila Spermatogenesis Description During spermatogenesis, the X chromosome is inactivated in the male germline (sperm cells), thereby silencing, or inactivating, genes residing on the X chromosome. X chromosome silencing is thought to be common among species with XY sex determination and has important implications for genome evolution. [click link for full article] Source Biochemistry News Today Email to friendBookmark thisPrint version » login or register to post comments | 61 reads Score: 0  0 vote(s) updated every 10 min