Euchromatin
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The Euchromatin represents the areas of the loosened chromate structure in the caryoplasm of a cell. In contrast to the heterochromatin , the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is here in a less densely packed form. Most of the genes and almost all gene activity are found in the Euchromatin. In some cases, the double strands of the DNA are separated into parallel single strands by enzymes .
See also
literature
- Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Lubert Stryer : Biochemistry. 6th edition. Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Heidelberg 2007. ISBN 978-3-8274-1800-5 .
- Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet: Biochemistry. 3. Edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York 2004. ISBN 0-471-19350-X .
- Bruce Alberts , Alexander Johnson, Peter Walter, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts: Molecular Biology of the Cell . 5th edition. Taylor & Francis 2007, ISBN 978-0-8153-4106-2 .