Institution/s: Universidad de Valladolid, Université d'Artois
Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
Identification number: 43
Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
Author/s: Carmen CUÉLLAR LÁZARO, Marie-Hélène GARCIA, Regina CAVA GARCÍA, Rubén ORTIZ PAMPLIN
Creation / modification date: 02-03-2014
Term: lyonisation
Gramatical category: s
Definition: Lyonisation is the process of inactivation of one of the X chromosomes in females.
Context: ...she had normal liver function and no other evidence of organ damage. The syndrome is unlikely to be due to extreme lyonisation in carriers of the usual X-linked condition.