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lyonization

lyonization noun: the inactivation of an X chromosome during the embryonic development of a female.

Noun

lyonization (uncountable)

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

Origin of lyonization

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

Questions about lyonization

What does lyonization mean?
Lyonization means the inactivation of an X chromosome during the embryonic development of a female.
What part of speech is lyonization?
Lyonization is a noun.

Words near lyonization in the dictionary

  1. Lyonians
  2. lyonias
  3. lyoniresinol
  4. lyonium
  5. lyoniums
  6. lyonization
  7. Lyonnais
  8. lyonnaise
  9. Lyonnese
  10. Lyonnesse
  11. lyons

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