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Sex Chromatin

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 and Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)

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Tree Number(s): A11.284.187.865.800, A11.284.430.106.279.345.190.160.180.383.800, G05.360.160.180.383.800, G05.360.162.865.800

MeSH Unique ID: D012728

Entry Terms:

  • Barr Bodies
  • Bodies, Barr
  • Chromatin, Sex
  • Chromatins, Sex
  • Sex Chromatins

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