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Descriptor English:   X Chromosome Inactivation 
Descriptor Spanish:   inactivación del cromosoma X 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Inativação do Cromossomo X 
Synonyms English:   Chromosome Inactivation, X
Hypothesis, Lyon
Inactivation, X
Inactivation, X Chromosome
Lyon Hypothesis
Lyonization
X Inactivation
X Inactivations
X-Inactivation  
Tree Number:   G05.308.203.249.970
Definition English:   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. 
History Note English:   2006; use DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC 1982-2005 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
DE drug effects ES ethics
GE genetics IM immunology
PH physiology RE radiation effects
Record Number:   51238 
Unique Identifier:   D049951 

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