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Heterochromatin

Known as: Heterochromatin [Chemical/Ingredient], Heterochromatins 
A tightly packed area of chromatin that may function to protect chromosome integrity and regulate gene expression.
National Institutes of Health

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Cell NucleusMicrobiologicalProcess of secretionaspects of radiation effects

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Centric heterochromatinHULC complexNuclear heterochromatintelomeric heterochromatin

Broader (1)

Chromatin

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Chromosomenevolution bei Chironomus
Zusammenfassung20 Arten der Gattung Chironomus werden vier Gruppen (Komplexe) zugeordnet, die sich durch reziproke… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Locus control regions and epigenetic chromatin modifiers.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Phosphorylation of Heterochromatin Protein 1 by Casein Kinase II Is Required for Efficient Heterochromatin Binding inDrosophila *
Heterochromatin-associated protein 1 (HP1) is a nonhistone chromosomal protein with a dose-dependent effect on heterochromatin… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Microcloning reveals a high frequency of repetitive sequences characteristic of chromosome 4 and the beta-heterochromatin of Drosophila melanogaster.
Microdissection and microcloning of the euchromatin-heterochromatin transition region of the Drosophila melanogaster polytene X… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
DAPI fluorescence of plant chromosomes prestained with actinomycin D.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Polymporphism of human C-band heterochromatin. II. Family studies with suggestive evidence for somatic crossing over.
An analysis of the inherited pattern of C-band heterochromatin has been made in five pedigrees containing a total of 33 offspring… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Populations of repeated DNA sequences in the human genome.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Satellite DNA in Constitutive Heterochromatin of the Guinea Pig
Total DNA and DNA from the heterochromatin and euchromatin fractions of male guinea pig liver nuclei were analyzed by cesium… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Appearance of hydrolase rich granules in human lymphocytes induced by phytohemagglutinin and antigens.
Purified human peripheral blood lymphocytes have been shown to develop acid hydrolase-rich granules between 24 and 48 hours after… 
Review
1964
Review
1964
UPTAKE OF 3H-THYMIDINE AND PATTERNS OF DNA REPLICATION IN NUCLEI AND CHROMOSOMES OF VICIA FABA.
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