Term Name: | inactivation of paternal X chromosome by genomic imprinting |
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Synonyms: | inactivation of paternal X chromosome by genetic imprinting, iXCI |
Definition: | 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 the paternal X-chromosome in the XX sex by genomic imprinting. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060818] QuickGO AmiGO |