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sex chromatin

DEFINITIONS OF: sex chromatin

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n chromatin found only in female cells

“the presence or absence of sex chromatin in cells obtained by amniocentesis makes it possible to determine the sex of a fetus”
Type of:
chromatin, chromatin granule
the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
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