Scientists unveil sex-linked control of genes

Friday, April 3, 2015 - 05:50 in Biology & Nature

Many proteins interact with an RNA molecule called Xist to coat and silence one X chromosome in every female cell. Learning how genes are targeted and silenced may help researchers studying sex-specific diseases.

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