Fetal sex can be diagnosed by noting the presence or absence of the Barr body in cells obtained from the amniotic fluid. What is the etiology of the Barr body?
Correct Answer: Inactivation of one X chromosome
Description: The Barr body is formed from inactivation of one X chromosome in a female. The female has evolved a mechanism for permanent inactivation of one of the X chromosomes presumably because a double dose of X chromosome products would be lethal.
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