Barr body
Barr body
noun \ˈbär-\Definition of BARR BODY
: a densely staining inactivated condensed X chromosome that is present in each somatic cell of most female mammals and is used as a test of genetic femaleness (as in a fetus) —called also sex chromatin
Origin of BARR BODY
Murray Llewellyn Barr †1995 Canadian anatomist
First Known Use: 1961
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