In a female human cell, what would be the effect on X inactivation if a mutation occurred in the Xist gene making it nonfunctional?
A) One of the two X chromosomes would become inactivated.
B) Both of the X chromosomes would become inactivated.
C) Neither of the X chromosomes would become inactivated.
D) Only the maternal X chromosome would become inactivated.
E) Only the paternal X chromosome would become inactivated.

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The Xist gene is crucial for X chromosome inactivation. If it is nonfunctional, neither X chromosome would be inactivated, leading to potential gene dosage imbalances.

In a Female Human Cell, What Would Be the Effect