Lyon Hypothesis At Biology Glossary
What is it? The hypothesis, named after Mary Lyon who stated it, suggesting that doseage compensation in mammals is by inactivation of all but one X chromosome in cells with more than one X chromosome. The Barr body, visible in some female mammalian cells, is an inactivated X chromosome.Bio Definition Added By: Trinity
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