HETEROCHROMATIN


Meaning of HETEROCHROMATIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkrō-mə-tən ]

noun

Etymology: German

Date: 1932

: densely staining chromatin that appears as nodules in or along chromosomes and contains relatively few genes

• het·ero·chro·mat·ic -krə-ˈma-tik adjective

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