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heterochromatin

heterochromatin noun: heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive.

Noun

heterochromatin (countable and uncountable, plural heterochromatins)

  1. Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive

heterochromatin meaning in Tamil

heterochromatin in Tamil

எத்தெரோக்குரோமற்றின், மாறுபட்ட குரோமாட்டின்

Forms of heterochromatin

pluralheterochromatins

Origin of heterochromatin

From hetero- + chromatin.

Words formed from heterochromatin

Questions about heterochromatin

What does heterochromatin mean?
Heterochromatin means heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive.
What is heterochromatin in Tamil?
Heterochromatin in Tamil is எத்தெரோக்குரோமற்றின், மாறுபட்ட குரோமாட்டின். See Heterochromatin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is heterochromatin?
Heterochromatin is a noun.
What is the plural of heterochromatin?
The plural of heterochromatin is heterochromatins.

Words near heterochromatin in the dictionary

  1. heterochiralities
  2. heterochirality
  3. heterochlamydeous
  4. heterochromatic
  5. heterochromatically
  6. heterochromatin
  7. heterochromatinic
  8. heterochromatinisation
  9. heterochromatinised
  10. heterochromatinization
  11. heterochromatinize

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