Barr body-The condensed, single X-chromosome, appearing as a densely staining mass, that is found in the nuclei of somatic cells of female mammals. It is named after its discoverer, Murray Barr, and is derived from one of the two X-chromosomes which becomes inactivated.
In 2011, the biggest employers of curators were museums and similar institutions, which hired 5,680 of the total 10,340 professionals at average salaries of $51,010 per year, or $24.52 per hour. The highest wages were in grant-making and giving services at a mean $91,270 yearly, or $43.88 hourly.
Whatever the size of their workplace, a museum or gallery curator's job is likely to include: 1  responsibility for a collection of artefacts or works of art; 2  acquiring objects or collections of interest to the museum or gallery;  cataloguing acquisitions and keeping records;