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Assertion : Females, homozygous for genes on the X chromosomes do not express a trait more markedly than do hemizygous males
Dosage compensation mechanism accounts for effective dosage genes in males and females.

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Female have two X chromosomes and males have only one X chromosome. Thus, a dosage compensation mechanism must be present through which the effective dosage of genes of the two sexes is made equal. This is achieved by inactivation of one X chromosome in females which gets condensed and become heteropyknotic. Since only one X chromosome is required for normal metabolision in cells of females, the other X chromosome has the capability in others, Thereforem dosage compensation regulates the enzyme level of males and females.
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