Term Name: chromatin
Synonyms: chromosome scaffold, cytoplasmic chromatin, nuclear chromatin
Definition: The ordered and organized complex of DNA, protein, and sometimes RNA, that forms the chromosome.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0000785]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: chromosome
has parts: dosage compensation complex FACT complex HDA1 complex histone acetyltransferase complex HULC complex nucleosome perichromatin fibrils Rpd3L-Expanded complex Set3 complex Sin3-type complex Snt2C complex SWI/SNF superfamily-type complex Swi5-Sfr1 complex Swi5-Swi2 complex
is a type of: cellular anatomical structure
has subtype: CENP-A containing chromatin euchromatin heterochromatin nucleolar chromatin
inverse occurs_in: DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding transcription repressor activity, RNA polymerase III-specific RNA polymerase I activity structural constituent of chromatin