chromatin granule
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1. the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | body substance, |
| definition | : | the substance of the body (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | sex chromatin, |
| definition | : | chromatin found only in female cells (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | cell nucleus, karyon, nucleus, |
| definition | : | a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | chromosome, |
| definition | : | a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | chromatinic, |
| definition | : | (of substance of a cell nucleus) readily colored by stains (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | chromatinic, |
| definition | : | (of substance of a cell nucleus) readily colored by stains (adj.pert) |
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