X Chromosome Inactivation
Synonyms
Chromosome Inactivation, X
Hypothesis, Lyon
Inactivation, X
Inactivation, X Chromosome
Lyon Hypothesis
Lyonization
X Inactivation
X Inactivations
X-Inactivation
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.