chromatin

chromatin — 名詞

1. the material inside the nucleus of a cell that consists of DNA wound around prot

1.名詞B2
釋義

染色質

細胞核中由DNA與組蛋白組成的物質

the material inside the nucleus of a cell that consists of DNA wound around proteins called histones and coils tightly to form chromosomes when the cell divides

例句

During cell division, chromatin coils tightly to form the visible chromosomes in the nucleus.

細胞分裂時，染色質緊密纏繞，形成細胞核中可見的染色體。

chromatin + coil/condense during cell division

The biology students examined how chromatin is organised in the cell nucleus.

生物課的學生觀察染色質在細胞核中的排列方式。

passive: chromatin is organised

常見搭配
  • chromatin structure
  • chromatin fibres
  • chromatin condensation
  • chromatin remodelling
  • chromatin is composed of
  • chromatin condenses into

用法筆記

Chromatin is an uncountable mass noun — it does not take a plural form. For countable structures formed from chromatin during cell division, use 'chromosome' instead.

常見錯誤

The cell contains 46 chromatins.
The cell contains 46 chromosomes.
chromatin is a material, not a countable structure; the individual structures formed during division are called chromosomes.

同根字

  • chromosome
    名詞B2
  • chromosomal
    形容詞C1
  • chromatid
    名詞C1
  • nucleosome
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • chromatin is composed of
  • chromatin condenses into
  • chromatin is packed

介系詞搭配

  • in (the nucleus)
  • of (the cell)