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
Other Words from heterochromatization
heterochromatized
also British heterochromatised \ -ˈkrō-mə-ˌtīzd
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adjective
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adjective
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