Biology

Question

In humans, dosage compensation is carried out

by which of the following?

Inactivating one X chromosome in

females by condensation

Increasing the transcription of the X

in males

Inactivating one X chromosome in

males by condensation

Degrading one X chromosome in all

female cells

Answer

Inactivating one X chromosome in females by condensation.

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Dosage compensation is the process of balancing the expression of genes on the X chromosome between males and females. In humans, this is achieved by inactiv...