Sex Chromatin
Synonyms
Barr Bodies
Bodies, Barr
Chromatin, Sex
Chromatins, Sex
Sex Chromatins
In the interphase nucleus, a condensed mass of chromatin representing an inactivated X chromosome. Each X CHROMOSOME, in excess of one, forms sex chromatin (Barr body) in the mammalian nucleus. (from King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
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