- Institution/s: Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Saarbrücken, Universidad de Valladolid, Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
- Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
- Identification number: 108
- Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
- Author/s: Diana MOŢOC, Judit MATEO CARRETERO, Rosario HERRERO, Verónica ARNÁIZ UZQUIZA
- Creation / modification date: 01-02-2014
- Term: sex chromatin
- Gramatical category: s
- Definition: Dark-staining chromatin body, present in one copy in normal females, which is the condensed, inactive X chromosome.
- Context: The sex chromatin body in polymorphonuclear leukocytes takes the form of “drumstick”, seen attached to the nucleus approximately 2% of these cells in women, but not in men.
- Weighting mark: nor
- Sources:
- Term: POWELL, C. (2005), “Sex Chromosomes and Sex Chromosome Abnormalities”, The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics (p.207-246)
- Definition: POWELL, C. (2005), “Sex Chromosomes and Sex Chromosome Abnormalities”, The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics (p.207-246)
- Context: POWELL, C. (2005), “Sex Chromosomes and Sex Chromosome Abnormalities”, The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics (p.207-246)
- Images:
Bergman, R. A.; Afifi, A.K.; Heidger, P.M., Atlas of Microscopic Anatomy: Section 1 – Cells,
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