BARR BODIES
\bˈɑː bˈɒdɪz], \bˈɑː bˈɒdɪz], \b_ˈɑː b_ˈɒ_d_ɪ_z]\
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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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