heterochromatin
noun
het·ero·chro·ma·tin
ˌhe-tə-rō-ˈkrō-mə-tən 
: densely staining chromatin that appears as nodules in or along chromosomes and contains relatively few genes
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But this process inherently misses some portions of the whole genome, particularly sections of certain genes in heterochromatin regions (typically found in the centromeres and telomeres, where DNA is highly repetitive).
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Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 1 Apr. 2022
At the time, scientists couldn’t sequence heterochromatin, so despite the celebratory hubbub and champagne toasts, almost 10% of the genome went unsequenced.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 1 Apr. 2022
At the time, scientists couldn’t sequence heterochromatin, so despite the celebratory hubbub and champagne toasts, almost 10% of the genome went unsequenced.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
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heterochromatin
noun
het·ero·chro·ma·tin
-ˈkrō-mət-ən
: densely staining chromatin that appears as nodules in or along chromosomes and contains relatively few genes
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