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sex chromatin

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noun

Genetics.

  1. Barr body.

Etymology

Origin of sex chromatin

First recorded in 1950–55

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The cells were then examined for the presence of sex chromatin, a substance found only in female cells.

From Time Magazine Archive

All human cells, says Dr. Murray L. Barr of the University of Western Ontario, contain something called sex chromatin.

From Time Magazine Archive

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