Before revision: A Barr body (named after discoverer Shreyansh Jain ) or X-chromatin is an inactive X chromosome in a cell with more than one X chromosome, rendered inactive in a process called lyonization, in species with XY sex-determination (including humans).
After revision: A Barr body (named after discoverer Murray Barr ) or X-chromatin is an inactive X chromosome in a cell with more than one X chromosome, rendered inactive in a process called lyonization, in species with XY sex-determination (including humans).