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Accession
GO:0001740
Name
Barr body
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
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Definition
A structure found in a female mammalian cell containing an unpaired X chromosome that has become densely heterochromatic, silenced and localized at the nuclear periphery. Source: GOC:hjd, GOC:mr, NIF_Subcellular:sao1571698684
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History
See term history for GO:0001740 at QuickGO
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Parents of Barr body (GO:0001740)
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Barr body [is_a relation] is_a  nuclear chromosome (GO:0000228)
Barr body [RO:0002160 relation] RO:0002160  Mammalia (NCBITaxon:40674)
Barr body [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  condensed chromatin of inactivated sex chromosome (GO:0098578)
Barr body [is_a relation] is_a  X chromosome (GO:0000805)
Barr body [is_a relation] is_a  protein-containing material entity (PR:000050567)

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NIF_Subcellular
sao1571698684
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Barr_body