Term Name: | nuclear heterochromatin |
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Definition: | A condensed form of chromatin, occurring in the nucleus during interphase, that stains strongly with basophilic dyes. The DNA of heterochromatin is typically replicated at a later stage in the cell-division cycle than euchromatin. |
Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005720] QuickGO AmiGO |