Lyon hypothesis
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Lyon hypothesis [′lī·ən hī‚päth·ə·səs]

(genetics)

The concept that mammalian females are X-chromosome mosaics as a result of the random inactivation of one X chromosome in some embryonic cells and their descendant and of the other X chromosome in the rest.

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No references found			Brockdorff's team used a similar procedure to isolate a candidate X-inactivation gene from mouse cells. Clues to the sex chromosome gender gap by Ezzell, Carol / Science News			x ratings X ray X Rays X server X standard X STR X terminal X test X toolkit X Unit X wave X Window X Window System X Windows System X Y Z Affair X++ X, Malcolm x,y chromaticity diagram X-1 X-based X-brace X-bracing X-chromosome X-Designer x-height X-inactivation X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy X-mark x-parallax x-radiation X-rated x-ray x-ray absorption x-ray absorption fine structure x-ray absorption near-edge structure x-ray analysis X-Ray Astronomy x-ray background x-ray binary x-ray burster X-Ray Camera x-ray cluster x-ray crystal spectrometer x-ray crystallography x-ray diffraction X-Ray Diffraction Analysis X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of Materials X-Ray Diffractometer x-ray emission X-Ray Equipment, Medical x-ray film			X-deletion X ovarian dysgenesis X-Designer X-directed Horizontal Magnetic Dipole x-disease X-DIV x-div. X-E X-Entertainment X-F@CTOR X-factor X-files X-FIST X-Fleet Sentinels X-Force Internet Watch X-Force Threat Analysis Service X-FROG X-games X-GDS X-Gt x-height x-height x-heights x-heights X-HOUR X-I X-IN X-inactivation X-Inactivation Center X-inactivations X-Input Data X-Input Data Processor X-INT x-irradiate x-irradiated x-irradiates x-irradiating x-irradiation X-jack X-KISS X-KRSS X-Large Rubber Gloves X-linkage X-linked X-linked X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy X-linked agammaglobinemia X-linked agammaglobinemia X-linked agammaglobulinaemia X-linked agammaglobulinemia X-linked agammaglobulinemia X-linked agammaglobulinemia X-linked agammaglobulinemia X-Linked Alport Syndrome X-Linked Amelogenesis Imperfecta X-Linked Aqueductal Stenosis

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Lyon hypothesis (redirected from X-inactivation)

Lyon hypothesis
(redirected from X-inactivation)