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barr body
A highly condensed mass of chromatin found in the nuclei of normal females, but not in the nuclei of normal male cells. It represents a cytologically condensed and inactivated X chromosome.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Archaeology
- Category: Human evolution
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