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Differentiate between heterochromatin and euchromatin.

Differentiate between heterochromatin and euchromatin.


HeterochromatinEuchromatin
It is the darkly stained region of chromatin.It is the lightly stained region of chromatin.
It remains tightly coiled and condensed during interphase.It remains loosely coiled and diffused during interphase.
It is supposed to be metabolically and genetically inert.It is supposed to be metabolically and genetically active.
It possess small amount of DNA and large amount of RNA.It contains relatively large amount of DNA.


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