Editing Barr body (section)

==== Relevance in Gender Identification ====

# '''Population Studies:'''
#* Identifying sex ratios in extinct species sheds light on social structures, reproductive strategies, and extinction dynamics.
# '''Reconstruction of Lifeways:'''
#* Understanding the distribution of genders within ancient populations allows [[Bioarchaeology|bioarchaeologists]] to analyze sex-based differences in diet, health, and activity patterns.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sandoval-Velasco |first1=Marcela |last2=Dudchenko |first2=Olga |last3=Rodríguez |first3=Juan Antonio |last4=Pérez Estrada |first4=Cynthia |last5=Dehasque |first5=Marianne |last6=Fontsere |first6=Claudia |last7=Mak |first7=Sarah S.T. |last8=Khan |first8=Ruqayya |last9=Contessoto |first9=Vinícius G. |last10=Oliveira Junior |first10=Antonio B. |last11=Kalluchi |first11=Achyuth |last12=Zubillaga Herrera |first12=Bernardo J. |last13=Jeong |first13=Jiyun |last14=Roy |first14=Renata P. |last15=Christopher |first15=Ishawnia |date=July 2024 |title=Three-dimensional genome architecture persists in a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth skin sample |url=https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(24)00642-1 |journal=Cell |language=English |volume=187 |issue=14 |pages=3541–3562.e51 |doi=10.1016/j.cell.2024.06.002 |pmid=38996487 |issn=0092-8674 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241213215350/https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(24)00642-1 |archive-date=2024-12-13|hdl=10230/61194 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
# '''Preservation of Chromatin:'''
#* The discovery of intact Barr bodies in fossils underscores the potential for studying chromosomal and epigenetic features in ancient samples