Which of the Following Statements About Dosage Compensation Is False

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about dosage compensation is false?

• A) X chromosome inactivation is a random event in each somatic (body) cell of the female embryo.
• B) Each X chromosome carries a genetic region called the X chromosome inactivation center (XIC).
• C) Male fruit flies accomplish this by making their single X chromosome more active.
• D) Dosage compensation is a mechanism that makes equivalent the two doses in the male and the single dose in the female.
• E) Because of dosage compensation, males and females produce the same amounts of proteins.

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