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Chromatin
Chromatin is the complex of DNA and proteins that constitutes eukaryotic chromosomes. Histone is a major protein in the chromatin structure.
Definitions in the literature
- the complex of DNA and proteins that makes up eukaryotic chromosomes [1].
- Material found in the eukaryotic nucleus; consists of DNA and proteins [2].
