"Sex Chromatin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D012728
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.187.865.800 A11.284.430.106.279.345.190.160.180.383.800 G05.360.160.180.383.800 G05.360.162.865.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Sex Chromatin- Sex Chromatin
- Chromatin, Sex
- Chromatins, Sex
- Sex Chromatins
- Barr Bodies
- Bodies, Barr
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