Buccal Smear
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| − | The '''buccal smear''' test is a clinical sex/gender identity test where a brush or swab is used to collect a sample of cells from the surface of the cheek for laboratory analysis. | + | The '''buccal smear''' test, as it applies to gender, is a clinical sex/gender identity test where a brush or swab is used to collect a sample of cells from the surface of the cheek for laboratory analysis. The specific buccal smear used for sex/gender identification is known as the Sex Chromatin Test. |
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Latest revision as of 10:15, 11 September 2014
The buccal smear test, as it applies to gender, is a clinical sex/gender identity test where a brush or swab is used to collect a sample of cells from the surface of the cheek for laboratory analysis. The specific buccal smear used for sex/gender identification is known as the Sex Chromatin Test.
It is used in cases where newborns have indeterminate external organs, in criminal or post-mortem investigations, and to determine or verify gender for participation in various sports.
