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Late DNA Replication in the Paternally Derived X Chromosome of Female Kangaroos

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The mode of dose compensation for X chromosomes in kangaroos seems to be inactivation of the paternal X, in contrast to the random X inactivation characteristic of eutherian mammals.

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SHARMAN, G. Late DNA Replication in the Paternally Derived X Chromosome of Female Kangaroos. Nature 230, 231–232 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/230231a0

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