The process of human X-chromosome inactivation in female cells:
A. is more common for the paternal X chromosome than the maternal X chromosome.
B. condenses one copy of the X chromosome into heterochromatin.
C. is necessary to ensure that only Y chromosome genes are expressed in some cells.
D. All of the choices are correct.
B
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