Meaning | The readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes. |
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Synonym | chromatin granule |
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Part of | chromosome | A threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order |
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nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon | A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction |
Narrower | sex chromatin | chromatin found only in female cells |
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Broader | body substance | The substance of the body |
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Spanish | cromatina |
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Catalan | cromatina |
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Adjectives | chromatinic | (of substance of a cell nucleus) readily colored by stains |
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