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het·ero·chro·ma·ti·za·tion | \ ˌhet-ər-ō-ˌkrō-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən 
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also heterochromatinization \ -mə-tin-i-ˈzā- \ also British heterochromatisation also heterochromatinisation
\ also British heterochromatisation also heterochromatinisationMedical Definition of heterochromatization
: the transformation of or the extent of the transformation of genetically active euchromatin to inactive heterochromatin
Other Words from heterochromatization
heterochromatized also British heterochromatised \ -ˈkrō-mə-ˌtīzd \ adjective
\ adjectiveComments on heterochromatization
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