Feminizing the x chromosome
Feminizing the x chromosome has been studied in 1 paper since 2022: none in people yet, 1 in animals. The research so far is in animals. The newest paper, Aug 17, 2022: “Female-limited X chromosome evolution reveals that lifespan is mainly modulated by interlocus rather than intralocus sexual conflict”.
1 paper studies it1 findingUpdated
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: Carl Tryggers Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning and 2 more
- Model organisms1
What did studies of Feminizing the x chromosome find?
1Studies of Feminizing the x chromosome measured 1 outcome; the most studied are immune defense (1 study).
Immune defense
no changein flies1
1 study
Immune defense
no changein flies1
Feminizing the x chromosome has no effect on immune defense in flies.
“We found no effect of feminising the X chromosome on female immune defence.”
Model organismsfemales
Behavioral ecology and sociobiology
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Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Female-limited X chromosome evolution reveals that lifespan is mainly modulated by interlocus rather than intralocus sexual conflict
Experiments in fliesMechanisms