heterochromatization

het·ero·chro·ma·ti·za·tion

noun
\ˌhet-ər-ō-ˌkrō-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən\

Definition of HETEROCHROMATIZATION

: the transformation of or the extent of the transformation of genetically active euchromatin to inactive heterochromatin

—het·ero·chro·ma·tized also British het·ero·chro·ma·tised \-ˈkrō-mə-ˌtīzd\ adjective

Variants of HETEROCHROMATIZATION

het·ero·chro·ma·ti·za·tion also het·ero·chro·ma·tin·iza·tion \-mə-tin-i-ˈzā-\ also British het·ero·chro·ma·ti·sa·tion also het·ero·chro·ma·tin·isa·tion