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SEX CHROMATIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sex chromatin mean?
• SEX CHROMATIN (noun)
The noun SEX CHROMATIN has 1 sense:
1. chromatin found only in female cells
Familiarity information: SEX CHROMATIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chromatin found only in female cells
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Context example:
the presence or absence of sex chromatin in cells obtained by amniocentesis makes it possible to determine the sex of a fetus
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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