Barr bodies explained

A Barr body is the inactive X chromosome in a female somatic cell, rendered inactive in a process called lyonization, in those species in which sex is determined by the presence of the Y or W chromosome rather than the diploidy of the X. #barrBodies #genetics #DNA #chromosomes #genes #chromosomeBanding #chromosomePainting #NikolaysGeneticsLessons #barrBody #chromosome #Karyotype #kevinTokoph #tokoph #catalystUniversity #biology #biochemistry #physiology #XChromosome #yChromosome #geneSilencing #egg #sperm #XlinkedTraits #xChromosomeInactivation #lyonisation #dosageCompensation #barrBodyFromCheekEpithelialCells #barrBodyFromWhiteBloodCellsWBCs #drumstickBarrBody #neutrophilBarrBody