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SEX CHROMATIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chromatin found only in female cells
Example:
the presence or absence of sex chromatin in cells obtained by amniocentesis makes it possible to determine the sex of a fetus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sex chromatin" is a kind 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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