chromatin granule


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Noun1.chromatin granule - the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteinschromatin granule - the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
chromatin
body 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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Soon after, these cells suffer a higher degree of polyploidisation, their nuclei becoming irregular and presenting a larger amount of chromatin granules (Figure 1b, c).
Nuclear activity in Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae) queen ovary cells demonstrated by silver nitrate impregnation and ultrastructure/Atividade nuclear em celulas do ovario de rainha de Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae) demonstrada por impregnacao com nitrato de prata e ultraestrutura
The cell nuclei are oval and contain large chromatin granules.
An oval nucleus is located in the basal part of the cell and contains one or two large nucleoli and small chromatin granules.
Microscopic Anatomy of the digestive system in normal and regenerating specimens of the brittlestar Amphipholis kochii

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