In caenorhabditis elegans, the level of expression of genes on both x chromosomes of females is reduced by half. what phenomenon is this an example of?

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Maya Harrington

9 February, 00:11

In caenorhabditis elegans, the level of expression of genes on both x chromosomes of females is reduced by half. what phenomenon is this an example of?

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Bria Stevens · Answer 1

The phenomenon is dosage compensation. Since sex chromosomes across sexes in species differ by number and type, nature has acquired a way of equalizing expression of these genes in both sexes. In humans, one X chromosome in the females is completely silenced/inactivated while the other is fully transcribed.