"heterochromatin" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-heterochromatin.wav Forms: heterochromatins [plural]
Etymology: From hetero- + chromatin. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hetero-|chromatin}} hetero- + chromatin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} heterochromatin (countable and uncountable, plural heterochromatins)
  1. (cytology) Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive Wikipedia link: heterochromatin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cytology Related terms: chromatin, euchromatin Translations (a tightly packed form of chromatin): 异染色质 (yìrǎnsèzhì) (Chinese Mandarin)

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