Barr body

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Barr body

 (bär)
n.
The condensed, inactive X chromosome found in the nuclei of somatic cells of most female mammals. Also called sex chromatin.
[After Murray Llewellyn Barr (1908-1995), Canadian anatomist.]
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Barr′ bod`y

(bɑr)
n.
an inactive Xchromosome present in the nuclear membrane of female somatic cells, used for verifying the sex of an individual.
[1960–65; after Murray Latin. Barr (born 1908), Canadian physician]
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