A Barr body

A. is an inactive Y chromosome that produces reduced amount of gene products.
B. exists within the cell in the form of heterochromatin.
C. exists within the cell in the form of euchromatin.
D. is an inactive X chromosome that does not produce gene products.
E. Two of the above answers are correct.


Answer: E

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