Term Name:	random inactivation of X chromosome
Synonyms:	rXCI
Definition:	Compensating for the two-fold variation in X-chromosome:autosome ratios between sexes by a global inactivation of all, or most of, the genes on either the paternal or maternal X-chromosome in the XX sex.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0060816]    QuickGO    AmiGO