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In humans, inactivation of X chromosome in a given cell of female embryo involves

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In placental mammals, dosage compensation of X linked genes between both sexes is achieved by inactivation of one of the two X chromosomes in females, in a process called X chromosome inactivation (XCI). In the extra-embryonic tissues XCI is imprinted, with the paternal X chromosome (Xp) being inactivated in all cells.