gene dosage compensation

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n.

The putative mechanism that adjusts the X-linked phenotypes of males and females to compensate for the haploid state in males and the diploid state in females.

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It got it all out there… Gene Hackman and Douglas… Melvyn Douglas is amazing.
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Was the blackface scene with Gene Wilder in Silver Streak an important step in how American audiences view minstrelsy?
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That precludes paying much mind to attribution or compensation.
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He was very familiar with the reality of what could happen: Tokyo could be covered with a really high dosage of radiation.
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At first glance, it might be tempting to interpret this extravagant level of compensation as a victory for the once-humble intern.
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My schooling was shocking but, as a blessed compensation, my college stage was rather exceptionally good.
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She had expected personality, magnetism, as a compensation for nature's external economies.
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First, a voluntary undertaking to work for another without compensation cannot be enforced.
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Directors in most cases receive no compensation though the practice is growing of rewarding them.
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A director who performs a different service, serves as an attorney, for example, may receive compensation for it.
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