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heterochromatin

het·er·o·chro·ma·tin [ hèttərō krṓmətin ] (plural het·er·o·chro·ma·tins)


noun 
Definition:
 
chromatic material that stains readily: chromatic material that contains few genes but stains readily with basic dyes and appears as nodules between chromosomes.
See also  euchromatin


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