different between chromatin vs chromodomain

English

Borrowed from German Chromatin, from (combining form of) Ancient Greek ????? (khrôma, “colour”) + -in.

chromatin (plural chromatins)

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

chromo- +? domain

chromodomain (plural chromodomains)

(genetics, biochemistry) A sequence of amino acids, common to the protein of many species, that is responsible for the manipulation of chromatin.

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