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Fetal Y-chromosome used as microchimerism target. The pregnant woman has two X-chromosomes, whereas the male fetus has one maternally inherited X-chromosome and one paternally inherited Y-chromosome. This allows for microchimerism detection by FISH or by qPCR probes targeting the Y-chromosome (as shown here).
