random inactivation of X chromosome

I. Literature review

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Namerandom inactivation of X chromosome
IDGO_0060816
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Biological process

Description

Compensating for the two-fold variation in X-chromosome:autosome ratios between sexes by a global inactivation of all, or most of, the genes on either the paternal or maternal X-chromosome in the XX sex.

Related synonym

rXCI

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