Scientists identify genetic mechanism involved in how females inherit traits

Female cells randomly and permanently shut off one of the X chromosomes during embryonic development through a process called X chromosome inactivation, or XCI. Just how XCI occurs has remained unclear — until now. New research performed on mouse female embryonic stem cells traces the origin of XCI to an RNA splicing mechanism.

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