Deakin, Janine2015-12-100004-959Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/65362Marsupial and eutherian mammals inactivate one X chromosome in female somatic cells in what is thought to be a means of compensating for the unbalanced X chromosome dosage between XX females and XY males. The hypothesis of X chromosome inactivation (XCI)Keywords: chromosome; female; genetic analysis; marsupial; molecular analysis201310.1071/ZO121132016-02-24