compactization

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noun

The clumping of chromosomes or other forms of DNA

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Meanings

nouncompactization (plural compactizations)

plural compactizations

  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

Origin

From compact + -ization.

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APA

compactization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compactization

MLA

“compactization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compactization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compactization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compactization.

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