random inactivation of X chromosome

Term ID

GO:0060816

Synonyms

• rXCI

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 either the paternal or maternal X-chromosome in the XX sex. 32189388

References

Ontology

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