Journal article
The Lyon hypothesis
Abstract
A curious imbalance appears to occur in nature—the possession of two X chromosomes by one sex (usually the female) compared with only one X in the other sex. Thus, all genes on the X in the female are present in a double dose when compared with the male. Yet most such genes produce the same effect in both sexes. An intriguing theory to account for this equalization of expression has recently been proposed, and the investigation should enhance …
Authors
Davidson RG
Journal
The Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 65, No. 5, pp. 765–775
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 1964
DOI
10.1016/s0022-3476(64)80163-3
ISSN
0022-3476