HETEROCHROMATIN


Meaning of HETEROCHROMATIN in English

/het'euhr euh kroh"meuh tin/ , n. Genetics.

the dense, highly stainable part of a chromosome. Cf. euchromatin .

[ 1930-35; HETERO- + CHROMATIN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .