Gene dosage compensation in Drosophila melanogaster.
The comparative lack of sexual dimorphism of apricot and other [sex-linked] genes studied is due to "sex-limitation", i.e., to a compensatory influence of the dosage difference between the sexes in respect to other genes in the X-chromosome. The facts are of particular interest from an evolutionary standpoint.
D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005796:Genes; D005809:Genes, Regulator; D008297:Male; D014158:Transcription, Genetic