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X Chromosome Inactivation  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A dosage compensation process occurring at an early embryonic stage in mammalian development whereby, at random, one X CHROMOSOME of the pair is repressed in the somatic cells of females.

Entry terms

  • Lyonization
  • X Inactivation
  • X-Inactivation

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CQDZV4ZV-Q

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