Tag: Chromosome

Sex-linked inheritance describes how genes located on the X and Y chromosomes are transmitted between generations. Learn about X-linked recessive and dominant inheritance, Y-linked inheritance, X-chromosome inactivation, hemizygosity, pedigree patterns, genetic disorders, and modern genetic testing.

X-chromosome inactivation is an epigenetic process that regulates X-linked gene dosage by silencing much of one X chromosome. Learn about XIST, XCI mechanisms, Barr bodies, escape genes, skewed XCI, mosaicism, and genetic disorders.