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No. of barr body present in each somatic cell of a female is

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Correct answer: 1

Solution

A female somatic cell has two X chromosomes, but one is inactivated to balance gene dosage with males. The inactive X condenses into a Barr body, so there is one Barr body per cell.

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