Which of the following is a likely mechanism for gene dosage compensation?

A. One X chromosome of the female (XX) is inactivated.
B. Two X chromosomes of a hermaphradite (XX) are transcribed at one-half the level of the single X chromosome of the male (XO).
C. The single X chromosome of the male (XY) is transcribed at twice the level of the X chromosomes of the female (XX).
D. All of the choices are correct.


D

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