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Barr Bodies

Postby sci0x » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:35 pm

If a human indivdual is phenotypically female, but her interphase somatic nuclei do not show the presense of Barr Bodies:

Is it true to say that she has a normal number of sex chromosomes?

Or has she an extra / missing chromosome?
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Postby MrMistery » Sun Dec 18, 2005 7:22 pm

turner syndrome?(XO)
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Postby sci0x » Sun Dec 18, 2005 7:56 pm

Oh thats it! Thanks!
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Postby MrMistery » Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:30 pm

Welcome..
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