In Drosophila,dosage Compensation Is Controlled by the Male-Specific Lethal (MSL)complex

question 38

Multiple Choice

In Drosophila,dosage compensation is controlled by the male-specific lethal (MSL) complex consisting of MSL proteins and roX RNAs.Based on what you know about dosage compensation,the role of the MSL complex would be to

• A)increase the level of expression on the X chromosome approximately 2 fold.
• B)increase the level of expression on the X chromosome approximately 50%.
• C)decrease the level of expression on the X chromosome approximately 2 fold.
• D)decrease the level of expression on the X chromosome approximately 50%.

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