Engelsk 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.
X Chromosome Inactivation
X-kromosominaktivering
Svenska synonymer
X-inaktivering — Lyons hypotes — Lyonisering
Engelska synonymer
Chromosome Inactivation, X — Inactivation, X Chromosome — Lyonization — X-Inactivation — X Inactivation — Inactivation, X — X Inactivations — Lyon Hypothesis — Hypothesis, Lyon