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

Translations

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