sex chromatin

/sɛks ˌkroʊmədən/
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Definitions of sex chromatin
  1. noun
    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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    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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