CHROMATINS Antonyms
Definition of CHROMATINS
chromatic
Best Opposite Words For CHROMATINS
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nucleus | nounn | |||||||
noun • a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction • the positively charged dense center of an atom • a small group of indispensable persons or things • (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail • any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord • the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex | ||||||||
chromosomes | nounn | |||||||
noun • a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order | ||||||||
euchromatin | nounn | |||||||
noun • Uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains lightly with basic dyes | ||||||||
genes | nounn | |||||||
noun • (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity | ||||||||
heterochromatin | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • Heterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive | ||||||||
histones | nounn | |||||||
noun • a simple protein containing mainly basic amino acids; present in cell nuclei in association with nucleic acids | ||||||||
nucleosomes | nounn | |||||||
noun • Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a coil of DNA surrounding a core of eight histones | ||||||||
dna | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information | ||||||||
rna | nounn | |||||||
noun • (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell |