heterochromatization
noun
het·ero·chro·ma·ti·za·tion
ˌhet-ər-ō-ˌkrō-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən
variants
also heterochromatinization
also British heterochromatisation
also heterochromatinisation
: the transformation of or the extent of the transformation of genetically active euchromatin to inactive heterochromatin
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