Cell Component
sex chromatin
sex chro·ma·tin
Subclass of:
Sex Chromosomes;
Heterochromatin
Definitions related to sex chromatin:
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(barr body) The inactive, condensed X chromosome in a female somatic cell.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Chromatin that is part of a sex chromosome.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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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)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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