Barr bodies explained

A Barr body is an inactive X chromosome in a cell with more than one X chromosome, rendered inactive in a process called lyonization, in species with XY sexdetermination. The Lyon hypothesis states that in cells with multiple X chromosomes, all but one are inactivated during mammalian embryogenesis. , genetics, barrBodies, biology, barrBody, chromosome, Karyotype, NikolaysGeneticsLessons, kevinTokoph, tokoph, catalystUniversity, biochemistry, physiology, XChromosome, yChromosome, geneSilencing, egg, sperm, XlinkedTraits, xChromosomeInactivation, lyonisation, dosageCompensation, barrBodyFromCheekEpithelialCells, barrBodyFromWhiteBloodCellsWBCs, drumstickBarrBody, neutrophilBarrBody, barrBodyTemporarySlideMount, acetocarmine