# Barr body

> structure found in a female mammalian cell containing an unpaired X chromosome that has become densely heterochromatic, silenced and localized at the nuclear periphery

**Wikidata**: [Q790757](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q790757)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barr_body)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/barr-body


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013