heterochromatic
Americanadjective
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of, having, or pertaining to more than one color.
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having a pattern of mixed colors.
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Genetics. of or relating to heterochromatin.
adjective
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of or involving many different colours
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physics consisting of or concerned with different frequencies or wavelengths
Other Word Forms
- heterochromatism noun
Etymology
Origin of heterochromatic
Example Sentences
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This so-called heterochromatic block stretches from between 17.6 million to 37.2 million bases long in different men; it’s the largest such block in the human genome.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 23, 2023
The left and right alignments are derived from the euchromatic and heterochromatic regions of chromosome 5, respectively.
From Nature • Jul. 13, 2011
The left and right alignments are derived from the euchromatic and heterochromatic regions of chromosome 5, respectively.
From Nature • Jul. 13, 2011
However, many predicted genes in heterochromatic regions are expressed, consistent with observations in tomato that genic ‘islands’ are present in the heterochromatic ‘ocean’.
From Nature • Jul. 13, 2011
Then Nathan Pauley asked Cade’s parents about their son’s heterochromatic eyes and the “Lazarus Door” scar along his spine, and where the family actually came from.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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