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Noun: sex chromatin
  1. 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 foetus"

Derived forms: sex chromatins

Type of: chromatin, chromatin granule

Encyclopedia: Sex chromatin