网站首页  汉语  德语  英语

请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 Barr body
释义

Definition of Barr body in English:

Barr body

noun bɑːˈbɒdiˈbär ˌbädē
Physiology
  • A small, densely staining structure in the cell nuclei of females, consisting of a condensed, inactive X chromosome. It is regarded as diagnostic of genetic femaleness.

    〔生理〕巴氏小体,性染色质小体

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If the Barr bodies of a normal female were missing, she would exhibit Turners Syndrome.
    • In some tissues, the inactive X chromosome can be identified in the nucleus as a Barr body and X inactivation provides an important model for the inheritance of gene expression.
    • If the child is genetically female then a Barr body should be evident in approximately 10-20 percent of the cells.
    • The formation of Barr bodies is the strategy that humans use for what is called dosage compensation.
    • We now know that the ‘darkly staining’ Barr body is the condensed, inactive X chromosome.

Origin

1960s: named after the Canadian anatomist M. L. Barr (1908–95).

Definition of Barr body in US English:

Barr body

nounˈbär ˌbädē
Physiology
  • A small, densely staining structure in the cell nuclei of female mammals, consisting of a condensed, inactive X chromosome. It is regarded as diagnostic of genetic femaleness.

    〔生理〕巴氏小体,性染色质小体

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The formation of Barr bodies is the strategy that humans use for what is called dosage compensation.
    • In some tissues, the inactive X chromosome can be identified in the nucleus as a Barr body and X inactivation provides an important model for the inheritance of gene expression.
    • If the Barr bodies of a normal female were missing, she would exhibit Turners Syndrome.
    • We now know that the ‘darkly staining’ Barr body is the condensed, inactive X chromosome.
    • If the child is genetically female then a Barr body should be evident in approximately 10-20 percent of the cells.

Origin

1960s: named after the Canadian anatomist M. L. Barr (1908–95).

随便看

 

雅致网英汉双解词典包含236457条英汉翻译词条,涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的必备工具。

 

Copyright © 2002-2024 53pku.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/6/18 10:50:49