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Question

Barr body in mammals represents

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A.all the heterochromatin in female cells
B.Y-chromosomes in somatic cells of male
C.all heterochromatin in malce and female cells
D.one of the two X-chromosomes in somatic cells of females

Solution

Sex chromatin body was discovered by the Canadian geneticists Murray L Barr and E G Bertram (1949)
Barr body is a highly conensed structre lies against the nuclear membrane of the interphase cells of females.
According to the British geneticist (1961), one of the two X-chromosomes of a normal female becomes neterochromatic and appears as Barr body.

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