Institution/s: Universidad de Valladolid, Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
Identification number: 116
Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
Author/s: Ana MUÑOZ GASCÓN, Bianca CONSTANTINESCU, Isaac MORENO RUIZ, María Eugenia HERRERAS
Creation / modification date: 01-02-2014
Term: X-chromatin body (Barr body)
Gramatical category: s
Definition: Cytological manifestation of the inactive X chromosome (Xi) in interphase nuclei.
Context: The number of X-chromatin bodies in interphase cells was compared with the number of X chromosomes in metaphases in nineteen carcinomas of the cervix uteri.