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What is the most likely source of the following quote: American medical training is attached at the end of a very long and expensive education that keeps the supply of physicians low and their incomes and social backgrounds very high. This formal education appears to have little real practical relevance; most actual training is done on the job in the most informal circumstances, through the few years of internship and residency.


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Gene Expression

The process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product, often a protein, which can affect the cell function and structure.

Transcriptional

Relating to transcription, the process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA).

Y Chromosome

A sex chromosome found in mammals, including humans, typically associated with male characteristics and inherited from father to son.

Dosage Compensation

Any mechanism of equalizing gene expression between males and females.

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