Q. Barr body is found in ____:
Answer: Female somatic cells
Notes: A Barr body is the inactive X chromosome in a female somatic cell in those species in which sex is determined by the presence of the Y or W chromosome rather than the diploidy of the X or Z. A typical human female has only one Barr body per somatic cell, while a typical human male has none.

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