Term Name: | dosage compensation by hyperactivation of X chromosome |
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Definition: | Compensating for the two-fold variation in X-chromosome:autosome ratios between sexes by a global hyperactivation of all, or most of, the genes on the X-chromosome in the heterogametic sex, leading to a two-fold increase in gene expression from this chromosome. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0009047] QuickGO AmiGO |