Term Name: sex-chromosome dosage compensation
Synonyms: dosage compensation, sex chromosome dosage compensation
Definition: Compensating for the variation in the unpaired sex chromosome:autosome chromosome ratios between sexes by activation or inactivation of genes on one or both of the sex chromosomes.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0007549]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: dosage compensation complex assembly
is a type of: epigenetic regulation of gene expression
has subtype: dosage compensation by hyperactivation of X chromosome dosage compensation by hypoactivation of X chromosome dosage compensation by inactivation of X chromosome