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chromatin

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrəʊmətɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krō′mə tin)

chro•ma•tin (krō′mə tin),USA pronunciation n. [Cell Biol.]

Cell Biologythe readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus, consisting of DNA, RNA, and various proteins, that forms chromosomes during cell division. See diag. under cell.

chromat- + -in² 1880–85

chro′ma•tin′ic, adj.
chro′ma•toid′, adj.

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chromatin /ˈkrəʊmətɪn/ n

the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes

'chromatin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

chromato- - Barr body - chromatolysis - chromoplasm - chromosome - euchromatin - heterochromatin - karyosome - mitosis - nucleosome - polytene chromosome - prophase - sex chromatin - spireme

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