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CHROMATIN GRANULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chromatin granule mean? 

CHROMATIN GRANULE (noun)
  The noun CHROMATIN GRANULE has 1 sense:

1. the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomesplay

  Familiarity information: CHROMATIN GRANULE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHROMATIN GRANULE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

chromatin; chromatin granule

Hypernyms ("chromatin granule" is a kind of...):

body substance (the substance of the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chromatin granule"):

sex chromatin (chromatin found only in female cells)

Holonyms ("chromatin granule" is a part of...):

cell nucleus; karyon; nucleus (a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction)

chromosome (a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order)


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