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chro⋅ma⋅tin

  [kroh-muh-tin]
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–noun Cell Biology.
the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus, consisting of DNA, RNA, and various proteins, that forms chromosomes during cell division.

Origin:
1880–85; chromat- + -in 2

Related forms:
chro⋅ma⋅tin⋅ic, adjective
chro⋅ma⋅toid, adjective
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chro·ma·tin   (krō'mə-tĭn)   
n.  A complex of nucleic acids and proteins, primarily histones, in the cell nucleus that stains readily with basic dyes and condenses to form chromosomes during cell division.
chro'ma·tin'ic adj.
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Main Entry: chro·ma·tin
Pronunciation: 'krO-m&t-&n
Function: noun
: a complex of a nucleic acid with basic proteins (as histone) ineukaryotic cells that is usually dispersed in the interphase nucleus and condensed into chromosomes in mitosis and meiosis —chro·ma·tin·ic /"krO-m&-'tin-ik/ adjective
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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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