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CONSTITUTIVE HETEROCHROMATIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

The chromatin in regions of chromosomes that are invariably heterochromatic, located near the centromere and telomere and in the distal end of the long arm of the human Y chromosome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Ensemble des régions chromosomiques apparemment inactives dans les cellules et qui sont porteuses de séquences répétitives. Chaque chromosome normal comporte une zone de cette nature localisée autour de centromère; elle constitue ce qui est appelé la constriction primaire.

Spanish

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