Barr bodies explained

A Barr body is the inactive X chromosome in a female somatic cell, rendered inactive in a process called lyonization, in those species in which sex is determined by the presence of the Y or W chromosome rather than the diploidy of the X. , barrBodies, genetics, DNA, chromosomes, genes, chromosomeBanding, chromosomePainting, NikolaysGeneticsLessons, barrBody, chromosome, Karyotype, kevinTokoph, tokoph, catalystUniversity, biology, biochemistry, physiology, XChromosome, yChromosome, geneSilencing, egg, sperm, XlinkedTraits, xChromosomeInactivation, lyonisation, dosageCompensation, barrBodyFromCheekEpithelialCells, barrBodyFromWhiteBloodCellsWBCs, drumstickBarrBody, neutrophilBarrBody