Meaning X chromosome inactivation
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X chromosome inactivationSee: X inactivation.
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X chromosome inactivationA 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.
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X chromosome inactivationThe inactivation of one of the two X chromosomes carried by females. The inactivation of the X chromosome occurs randomly throughout the embryo, resulting in cells that are mosaic with respect to which chromosome is active.
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X chromosome inactivationIn female mammalian embryos, the early random inactivation of the genes on one of the X chromosomes, leading to mosaicism for functions coded by heterozygous X-linked genes (See dosage compensation an [..]
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