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heterochromatin

One entry found for heterochromatin.
Main Entry: het·ero·chro·ma·tin
Pronunciation: -'krO-m&-t&n
Function: noun
Etymology: German
: densely staining chromatin that appears as nodules in or along chromosomes and contains relatively few genes
- het·ero·chro·mat·ic /-kr&-'ma-tik/ adjective