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1. (n.) chromatin
the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus that consists of DNA, RNA, and various proteins, and forms chromosomes during cell division.
Etymology: (< Gk chrōmat-, s. of chrôma color)
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1. (noun) chromatin, chromatin granule
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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1. (noun) CHROMATIN
tissue which is capable of being stained by dyes
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1. CHROMATIN
The material of CHROMOSOMES. It is a complex of DNA; HISTONES; and nonhistone proteins (CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE) found within the nucleus of a cell.
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