barr body

English - Turkish

Definition of barr body in English Turkish dictionary

barr cisimciği

barr cisimcigi

English - English

Definition of barr body in English English dictionary

A sex chromosome inactivated by packing in heterochromatin

The condensed, inactive X-chromosome found in the nuclei of somatic cells of most female mammals. Also called sex chromatin

Hyphenation

Bar·r bo·dy

Turkish pronunciation

bär bädi

Pronunciation

/ˈbär ˈbädē/ /ˈbɑːr ˈbɑːdiː/

Etymology

[ 'bär- ] (noun.) 1963. Murray Llewellyn Barr born 1908 Canadian anatomist.