inactivation of paternal X chromosome
id: GO:0060817
name: inactivation of paternal X chromosome
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Compensating for the two-fold variation in X-chromosome:autosome ratios between sexes by a global inactivation of all, or most of, the genes specifically on the paternal X-chromosome in the XX sex.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0060818 | inactivation of paternal X chromosome by genetic imprinting |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009048 | dosage compensation, by inactivation of X chromosome |
