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Q. The name chromatin was coined by

KEAMKEAM 2010Cell : The Unit of Life

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Chromatin is hereditary DNA-protein fibrillar complex which is named so because of its ability to get stained with certain basic dyes. The word chromatin was given by Flemming in 1879. It is derived from a Greek work chroma meaning colour.