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5 To draw these conclusions, the expression profile for ... thus forcing preferential activation of the X chromosome carrying the normal gene in highly proliferating tissues, such as blood. As a ...

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UCSF researchers found that brain cells age more quickly when they rely solely on the X chromosome inherited from a female's ...

In general, only females inherit an X chromosome from their father, so an imprinted gene expressed only from the paternal X chromosome (Xp) will only be expressed in daughters — which might ...

A high-quality genome assembly of Silene latifolia was generated by researchers at CNRS/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and ...

Study reveals the impact of X chromosome on brain aging in women. Learn how maternal and paternal X chromosome can influence cognitive abilities.

The cells of female mammals randomly inactivate one X chromosome to keep gene dosage the same as in males. Does it matter which X becomes inactive? Surprisingly, it does, according to new research ...

When the researchers used CRISPR gene editing technology to activate the silenced genes on maternal X chromosomes in female mice, they became smarter in their old age. "Together, all these ...