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An enigmatic satellite

William Amos

Author Affiliations

Department of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK

Genome Biology 2011, 12:110 doi:10.1186/gb-2011-12-4-110

Published: 13 April 2011

Abstract

McLaughlin and Chadwick describe an X-linked tandem repeat that is transcribed, conserved and defies X inactivation. Is it selfish, functional or just an oddity?

See research article: http://genomebiology.com/2011/12/4/R37 webcite