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heterochromatinization

heterochromatinization noun: the conversion of euchromatin into heterochromatin during the inactivation of the X chromosomes in the embryogenesis of mammalian females.

Noun

heterochromatinization (uncountable)

  1. The conversion of euchromatin into heterochromatin during the inactivation of the X chromosomes in the embryogenesis of mammalian females

Origin of heterochromatinization

From heterochromatin + -ization.

Questions about heterochromatinization

What does heterochromatinization mean?
Heterochromatinization means the conversion of euchromatin into heterochromatin during the inactivation of the X chromosomes in the embryogenesis of mammalian females.
What part of speech is heterochromatinization?
Heterochromatinization is a noun.

Words near heterochromatinization in the dictionary

  1. heterochromatically
  2. heterochromatin
  3. heterochromatinic
  4. heterochromatinisation
  5. heterochromatinised
  6. heterochromatinization
  7. heterochromatinize
  8. heterochromatinized
  9. heterochromatinizes
  10. heterochromatinizing
  11. heterochromatins

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