Definition of chromatin
English to English noun - the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
source: WordNet 3.0 - Tissue which is capable of being stained by dyes.
source: Webster 1913 - The deeply staining substance of the nucleus and chromosomes of cells, now supposed to be the physical basis of inheritance, and generally regarded as the same substance as the hypothetical idioplasm or germ plasm.
source: Webster 1913
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