what is the number of barr bodies in XXXX FEMALE? EXPLAIN
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Number of Barr bodies = number of X chromosomes minus one.
So the number of barr bodies in XXXX would be 4-1 =3 leaving one active X.
The inactive X chromosome in a female somatic cell is known as Barr body.
So the number of barr bodies in XXXX would be 4-1 =3 leaving one active X.
The inactive X chromosome in a female somatic cell is known as Barr body.
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Bar bodies - neutophiles also known as heterophile or polymorph are a type of white blood cell (granulocyte).
In some neutophile of female a dark colour structure attached on nucleus known as drum stick. It is a type of bar body which is used for sex determination, as they are present in the women's WBC only .
The Barr body or the sex chromatin, is the inactive X chromosome in female somatic cells.
So, In humans the number of Barr bodies seen at interphase is always one less than the total number of X chromosomes.
hence - XXXX has 3 bar bodies
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