| CPC C02F 1/325 (2013.01) [G01N 15/14 (2013.01); G01N 15/1404 (2013.01); G01N 15/1429 (2013.01); G01N 15/1434 (2013.01); G01N 15/1436 (2013.01); G01N 15/1459 (2013.01); G01N 21/645 (2013.01); G01N 2015/1006 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6463 (2013.01); G01N 21/6486 (2013.01); G01N 33/5005 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims | 

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               1. A discrimination system, comprising: 
            collection optics that collect output electromagnetic radiation from X-chromosome bearing sperm and Y-chromosome bearing sperm within a measurement region; 
                a detector that generates an electrical signal responsive to the intensity of the output electromagnetic radiation collected by the collection optics; and 
                an analyzer having instructions stored thereon i) to normalize the intensity of the output electromagnetic radiation represented in the electrical signal based on the position of the sperm cells in the measurement region, and ii) to discriminate between X-chromosome bearing sperm and Y-chromosome bearing sperm. 
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