compactization

noun

compactization

noun

Etymology From compact + -ization.

1

The clumping of chromosomes or other forms of DNA

  • The chromatin compactization of pachytene chromosomes of R. wichurana is 2.4 - 1.4 Mbp μm −1, calculated based on the genome size of 562 Mbp [ 52 ].2015 July 2, Ilya V. Kirov, Katrijn Van Laere, Ludmila I. Khrustaleva, “High resolution physical mapping of single gene fragments on pachytene chromosome 4 and 7 of Rosa”, in BMC Genetics, volume 16, →DOI:

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