Cell Component
heterochromatin
het·er·o·chro·ma·tin [ het-er-uh-kroh-muh-tin ]
Subclass of:
Chromatin
Definitions related to heterochromatin:
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A compact and highly condensed form of chromatin.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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A tightly packed area of chromatin that may function to protect chromosome integrity and regulate gene expression.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Regions of the genome that are permanently in a highly condensed condition and are not genetically expressed.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The portion of chromosome material that remains condensed and is transcriptionally inactive during INTERPHASE.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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