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Evidence for dosage compensation between the X chromosome and autosomes in mammals

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Figure 1: Transcriptional upregulation of genes on the active X chromosome.

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We thank M. Kuroda, E. Larschan, M. Gelart, C. Wang and J. Lee for helpful discussions and a critical reading of the manuscript.

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    Peter V Kharchenko, Ruibin Xi & Peter J Park

  2. Informatics Program, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Peter V Kharchenko & Peter J Park

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Kharchenko, P., Xi, R. & Park, P. Evidence for dosage compensation between the X chromosome and autosomes in mammals. Nat Genet 43, 1167–1169 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.991

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