GO TERM SUMMARY
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dosage compensation, by hyperactivation of X chromosome |
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GO:0009047 |
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Biological Process |
Desc: |
Compensating for the two-fold variation in X-chromosome:autosome ratios between sexes by a global hyperactivation of all, or most of, the genes on the X-chromosome in the heterogametic sex, leading to a two-fold increase in gene expression from this chromosome. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. |
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH
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