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Chromatin

Chro′ma-tin

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], color.]
1.
(Biol.)
Tissue which is capable of being stained by dyes.
[archaic]

Definition 2024


chromatin

chromatin

English

Noun

chromatin (plural chromatins)

  1. (biology) A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.

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