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chromatin

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Copyright

chromatin The substance of which eukaryotic chromosomes are composed. It consists of proteins (principally histones), DNA, and small amounts of RNA. The DNA molecule is wrapped around the histones to form a series of linked globular nucleosomes, resembling beads on a string. This is itself coiled to form a highly condensed solenoid arrangement, constituting a form of chromatin called heterochromatin, which stains densely with basic stains. The genes in the solenoid can only be transcribed if the solenoid unfolds to some extent, forming an expanded chromatin (euchromatin), which is lighter staining. The degree of condensation in any particular region is regulated by reversible acetylation of the histones: the greater the degree of acetylation, the less condensed the chromatin, and hence the greater the availability of genes for transcription.

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chromatin

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

chromatin The substance of chromosomes, which includes DNA, chromosomal proteins, and chromosomal RNA. Chromatin stains strongly with basic dyes. It is thought that the chromatin is most deeply stained when it is most condensed and inactive.

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chromatin

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

chro·ma·tin / ˈkrōmətən/ • n. Biol. the material of which the chromosomes of organisms other than bacteria (i.e., eukaryotes) are composed. It consists of protein, RNA, and DNA.

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chromatin

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

chromatin (kroh-mă-tin) n. the material of a cell nucleus that stains with basic dyes and consists of DNA and protein: the substance of which the chromosomes are made.

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chromatin

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

chromatin The substance of chromosomes, which includes DNA, chromosomal proteins, and chromosomal RNA. Chromatin stains strongly with basic dyes.

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chromatin

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

chromatin see chromosome .

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