| id | GO:0007549 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | dosage compensation |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "Compensating for the two-fold variation in X:autosome chromosome ratios between sexes by a global activation or inactivation of all, or most of, genes on one or both of the X chromosomes." [GOC:ems, ISBN:0140512888, PMID:11498577] |
| xref | Wikipedia:Dosage_compensation |
| is_a | GO:0040029 ! regulation of gene expression, epigenetic |