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chromatin.

A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.

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noun/ˈkɹəʊmətɪn/UK
  1. A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Chromatin, from (combining form of) Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + -ινος (-inos, “made of”). Analyzable as chromatic (“of colour”) + -in (“substance”).

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