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1. (noun) sex chromatin
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"

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1. sex chromatin
In the interphase nucleus, a condensed mass of chromatin representing an inactivated X chromosome. Each X CHROMOSOME, in excess of one, forms sex chromatin (Barr body) in the mammalian nucleus. (from King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)

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