Chromatin
[kroh-muh-tin] /ˈkroʊ mə tɪn/
noun, Cell Biology.
1.
the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus, consisting of DNA, RNA, and various proteins, that forms chromosomes during cell division.
/ˈkrəʊmətɪn/
noun
1.
(cytology) the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes See also euchromatin, heterochromatin
n.
protoplasm in cell nuclei, 1882, from German, coined 1879 by German anatomist Walther Flemming (1843-1905), from Latinized form of Greek khromat-, the correct combinational form of khroma “color” (see chroma) + chemical suffix -in (2). Related: Chromatid. Cf. chromosome.
chromatin chro·ma·tin (krō’mə-tĭn)
n.
A complex of nucleic acids and proteins in the cell nucleus that stains readily with basic dyes and condenses to form chromosomes during cell division.
chromatin
(krō’mə-tĭn)
The substance distributed in the nucleus of a cell that condenses to form chromosomes during cell division. It consists mainly of DNA and proteins called histones.
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