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Assays for DNA content show that human spermatozoa with X, F or YY chromosome constitutions can be reliably distinguished by their fluorescence with quinacrine.
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SUMNER, A., ROBINSON, J. & EVANS, H. Distinguishing between X, Y and YY-bearing Human Spermatozoa by Fluorescence and DNA Content. Nature New Biology 229, 231–233 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio229231a0
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