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染色質

简染色质 · 繁染色質

Mandarin · pinyin rǎn sè zhì

chromatin

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染: rǎn · dye; be contagious; infect
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
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质: zhì · matter, material, substance

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3–4–4 · ran3 se4 zhi4

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jim5 sik1 zat1

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noun

(cytology, genetics) chromatin

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