Random X inactivation in the mule and horse placenta

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.

Results under different forms of X inactivation in mule placenta samples. (A) Image of day 33 horse conceptus, showing fetal and placental tissues, including the invasive trophoblasts known as the chorionic girdle. (B) Transmission of X chromosome in male and female mules. (C) Expected results of allelic expression ratios for male mule and female mule under different forms of X inactivation.

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  1. Genome Res. 22: 1855-1863

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