euchromatin
noun
eu·chro·ma·tin
(ˌ)yü-ˈkrō-mə-tən 
: the part of chromatin that is genetically active and is largely composed of genes
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Heterochromatin has largely been ignored by molecular biologists, who like to focus on the gene-rich euchromatin where most of the action is.
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euchromatin
noun
eu·chro·ma·tin
(ˈ)yü-ˈkrō-mət-ən
: the genetically active portion of chromatin that is largely composed of genes
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