gene dosage compensation
gene dos·age com·pen·sa·tion
the putative mechanism that adjusts the X-linked phenotypes of males and females to compensate for the haploid state in males and the diploid state in females. It is now largely ascribed to lyonization which compensates the mean of the dose but not its variance, which is greater in females.
See also: lyonization.
See also: lyonization.
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gene dos·age com·pen·sa·tion
(jēn dō'săj kom'pĕn-sā'shŭn)The putative mechanism that adjusts the X-linked phenotypes of males and females to compensate for the haploid state in males and the diploid state in females. It is now largely ascribed to lyonization, which compensates the mean of the dose but not its variance, which is greater in females.
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