idiochromatin

noun

id·​io·​chromatin

"+

: the part of the chromatin of a cell that is thought to transmit genes and function in reproduction compare trophochromatin

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary idio- + chromatin

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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