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In Placental Mammals, Such as Humans, the Dosage Compensation Mechanism

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In placental mammals, such as humans, the dosage compensation mechanism to equalize expression of sex-linked genes in males and females involves ____.


A) doubling the gene expression for most genes on the X chromosome in males
B) doubling the number of X chromosomes in males during embryonic development
C) having all major genes on the X chromosome also present on the Y chromosome
D) halving the gene expression for most genes on each X chromosome in females
E) inactivating one of the two X chromosomes in most female somatic cells

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