ALL meanings of heterochromatin
het·er·o·chro·ma·tin
H h - 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 dense, highly stainable part of a chromosome. 1
- noun heterochromatin (cytology) Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive. 0
- 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