Medical Definition of Barr body

1. Small dark staining inactivated X chromosome seen in female (XX) cells. According to the Lyon hypothesis, random inactivation occurs. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Barr Body

barrios
barrister
barristers
barroom
barrooms
barrow
barrow
Barrow's goldeneye
barrow-boy
barrow-man
barrowful
barrows
barrulet
barrulets
Barrymore
Barr body (current term)
Barr chromatin body
bars
barstool
barstools
Barstow
Bart
Bart's syndrome
bartend
bartended
bartender
bartenders
bartending
bartends
barter

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