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Record 1 2003-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

The mechanism by which one X chromosome in each female cell is inactivated; it remains condensed during interphase so that no transcription can occur. The inactivation occurs in the embryo, and all clonal descendants have the same homologue (either maternal or paternal) inactivated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Mécanisme physiologique qui permet aux gènes liés au sexe d'aboutir normalement au même phénotype dans le sexe hétérogamétique et dans le sexe homogamétique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
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