Odokuma Emmanuel Igho

Beyond Dosage Compensation: Re-evaluating the Lyon Hypothesis in X-chromosome Reactivation, Meiotic Fidelity, and Female Fertility

Edafe Gift Daniel, Odokuma Emmanuel Igho & Obue Ovoke Favour · Asian Journal of Medical Principles and Clinical Practice · 2026

The Lyon hypothesis established the classical framework for understanding X-chromosome inactivation as a dosage-compensation mechanism in female mammals. However, recent advances in molecular and cellular biology indicate that X-chromosome regulation during germ-cell development...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmpcp/2026/v9i1430

The Heritability of Facial Morphogenic Traits among the Ijaw People of Yenagoa: Dimple, Philtrum, Gap Teeth and Mentolabial Sulcus

Edafe Gift Daniel, Odokuma Emmanuel Igho & Efe Jennifer Jaiyeoba · Asian Journal of Medical Principles and Clinical Practice · 2026

Background: Facial morphogenetic traits such as dimples, philtrum depth, midline diastema (gap teeth), and mentolabial sulcus morphology are genetically influenced anatomical features that contribute to craniofacial variability and are useful in anthropological identification and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmpcp/2026/v9i1424