English Explanatory Dictionary

lyonization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The inactivation of an X chromosome during the embryonic development of a female.

Word forms

lyonization

Etymology

From Lyon + -ization, after British geneticist Mary F. Lyon.

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