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heterochromatin

het·er·o·chro·ma·tin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-er-uh-kroh-muh-tin]
    • /ˌhɛt ər əˈkroʊ mə tɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-er-uh-kroh-muh-tin]
    • /ˌhɛt ər əˈkroʊ mə tɪn/

Definitions of heterochromatin word

  • noun heterochromatin the dense, highly stainable part of a chromosome. 1
  • noun heterochromatin Chromosome material of different density from normal (usually greater), in which the activity of the genes is modified or suppressed. 1
  • noun heterochromatin the condensed part of a chromosome that stains strongly with basic dyes in nondividing cells and has little genetic activity 0
  • noun heterochromatin the portion of the chromatin that stains densely and contains few or no genes 0
  • noun heterochromatin (cytology) Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive. 0
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Origin of heterochromatin

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; hetero- + chromatin

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Parts of speech for Heterochromatin

noun
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heterochromatin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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