SINCE 1828
heterochromatization
noun
het·ero·chro·ma·ti·za·tion
| \ˌhet-ər-ō-ˌkrō-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən
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variants:
also
heterochromatinization
\-mə-tin-i-ˈzā-
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also British
heterochromatisation
also
heterochromatinisation
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also British
heterochromatisation
also
heterochromatinisation
Medical Definition of heterochromatization
: the transformation of or the extent of the transformation of genetically active euchromatin to inactive heterochromatin
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