heterochromatin

English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ chromatin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

heterochromatin (countable and uncountable, plural heterochromatins)

1. (cytology) Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive

Related terms

• chromatin
• euchromatin

 

Translations

a tightly packed form of chromatin

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:异染色质 (yìrǎnsèzhì)