chromatin
IPA: kroʊmˈætɪn
noun
- (biology) A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.
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Examples of "chromatin" in Sentences
- Metaphase chromatin and division.
- There are two types of chromatin.
- Chromatin diminution in nematodes.
- Nuclear chromatin is dense and homogeneous.
- The chromosomes uncoil back into chromatin.
- Promotes mitosis i.e. chromatin condensation.
- RNA polymerase control by chromatin structure.
- The structural entity of chromatin is the nucleosome.
- There is no peripheral chromatin on the nuclear membrane.
- Generally, native chromatin is used as starting chromatin.
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