Preferred Label : sex chromatin;
MeSH definition : In the interphase nucleus, a condensed mass of chromatin representing an inactivated
X chromosome. Each X CHROMOSOME, in excess of one, forms sex chromatin (Barr body)
in the mammalian nucleus. (from King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed);
MeSH synonym : chromatin, sex; sex chromatins; chromatins, sex; barr bodies; bodies, barr;
Wikipedia automatic translation : Barr body;
MeSH annotation : A 11 qualif except /cytol; /genet /isol permitted;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barr body;
Origin ID : D012728;
UMLS CUI : C0036867;
Allowable qualifiers
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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In the interphase nucleus, a condensed mass of chromatin representing an inactivated
X chromosome. Each X CHROMOSOME, in excess of one, forms sex chromatin (Barr body)
in the mammalian nucleus. (from King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)