chro·ma·tin (kr  m -t n)n. A complex of nucleic acids and proteins, primarily histones, in the cell nucleus that stains readily with basic dyes and condenses to form chromosomes during cell division. chro  ma·tinic adj. |
chromatin [ˈkrəʊmətɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Cytology the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes See also euchromatin, heterochromatin
chromatinic adj
chromatoid adj
| chromatin (krm-tn) The substance distributed in the nucleus of a cell that condenses to form chromosomes during cell division. It consists mainly of DNA and proteins called histones. |
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| Noun | 1. |  chromatin - the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomesbody substance - the substance of the body cell nucleus, karyon, nucleus - a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction sex chromatin - chromatin found only in female cells; "the presence or absence of sex chromatin in cells obtained by amniocentesis makes it possible to determine the sex of a fetus" chromosome - a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes" |
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