10.4 study guide Flashcards by Evan Beimfohr

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What is a Barr Body?

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A Barr Body is when an extra X chromosome gets silenced so it doesn’t cause extra protein production in an offspring.

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What does nondisjunction do

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It causes chromosomes to separate incorrectly, causing and entire extra or missing chromosome.

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