X-inactivation

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf genetic process
gptkbp:affects X-linked gene expression
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs lyonization
gptkbp:designer no
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Mary_F._Lyon
gptkbp:effect mosaicism in females
gptkbp:excludes pseudoautosomal regions escape inactivation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label X-inactivation
gptkbp:involves gptkb:X_chromosome
gptkbp:launched gptkb:XIST_gene
gptkbp:occurredIn female mammals
gptkbp:period early embryonic development
gptkbp:purpose dosage compensation
gptkbp:randomChance paternal X inactivated in marsupials
random in placental mammals
gptkbp:relatedTo hemophilia
genetic diseases
color blindness
gptkbp:result Barr body formation
one inactive X chromosome
gptkbp:studiedIn calico cats
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:X_chromosome
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7