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GO_term: GO:0042464   

GO:0042464DefinitionCompensating for the two-fold variation in X:autosome chromosome ratios between sexes by an inactivation of a proportion of genes on both of the X chromosomes of the XX sex, leading to a decrease, of half, of the levels of gene expression from these chromosomes.
Termdosage compensation, by hypoactivation of X chromosome
TypeBiological_process
ChildComponentGO:0042715
ParentInstance_ofGO:0007549
Attributes_of Gene (6)
Index Ancestor (30)
Descendent GO:0042715
GO:0042464