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ZoologyReproductive HealthMedical Termination of PregnancyEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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Foetal sex can be determined by examining cells from the amniotic fluid by looking for

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Barr body is a structure consisting of a condensed X chromosome that is found in nondividing nuclei of female mammals. Amniotic fluid contains foetal skin cells, that are stained to determine the presence of sex chromatin (Barr body). The presence of Barr body indicates that the developing foetus is female with two X-Chromosome.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Reproductive HealthSubtopic:Medical Termination of Pregnancy
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