Etymology

chromodomain

C3H4R1O1M3O1D2O1M3A1I1N1

Today it means: A sequence of amino acids, common to the protein of many species, that is responsible for the manipulation of chromatin. Full definition →

English domain ← Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
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  1. Ancient Greekχρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
  2. Englishchromo-
  3. Englishdomain
  4. English todaychromodomain

From chromo- + domain.

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