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Euchromatin (also
called "open chromatin") is a
lightly packed form of
chromatin (DNA, RNA, and protein) that is
enriched in genes, and is
often (but...
- varieties:
euchromatin and heterochromatin. Originally, the two
forms were
distinguished cytologically by how
intensely they get
stained – the
euchromatin is...
- actively-transcribed DNA (
euchromatin) or
packaged DNA (heterochromatin). They
appear differently upon
staining (for example,
euchromatin appears white and heterochromatin...
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therefore more accessible.
Euchromatin modifications are also
common which is also
consistent with the
state of
euchromatin found in ESCs. Due to their...
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acetylation is
linked to
transcriptional activation and ****ociated with
euchromatin.
Euchromatin,
which is less
densely compact,
allows transcription factors to...
-
forming nucleosomes and the so-called
beads on a
string structure (
euchromatin).
Multiple histones wrap into a 30-nanometer
fiber consisting of nucleosome...
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Heterochromatin vs.
euchromatin...
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nanometer fibre which may
further condense up to 30 nm fibres. Most of the
euchromatin in
interphase nuclei appears to be in the form of 30-nm fibers. Chromatin...
- GC
content is
usually less condensed, that is, it
tends to
appear as
euchromatin rather than heterochromatin. GC rich DNA
tends to
contain more coding...
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inverted rods have
heterochromatin in the
center of
their nuclei and
euchromatin and
other transcription factors along the border. In addition, the outer...
