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Chromatin
is always a great word to know.
So is plasma membrane. Does it mean:
| controls movement of materials into and out of the cell |
| two part cell division process producing gametes with one half number of chromosomes of parent cell |
Example Sentences
- They are recognized by chromatin regulator proteins that perform the tasks indicated by each kind of mark.
- Chromatin transfer tries to produce a cloned embryo that more closely resembles a normal embryo.
- Intriguingly, this suggested that the two forms of chromatin were fractal in different ways.
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World English Dictionary
| chromatin (ˈkrəʊmətɪn) | |
| —n | |
| cytology euchromatin See also heterochromatin the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes | |
| chroma'tinic | |
| —adj | |
| 'chromatoid | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
chromatin
1882, from Ger. (1880), from Gk. khromat-, alt. comb. form of khroma "color" (see chromatic) + chemical suffix -in.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
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.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
chromatin  (krō'mə-tĭn) Pronunciation Key
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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