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The genetically inactive and highly condensed region with tightly packed DNA which receives dark stain is
BiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationNEET
Options:
  • A Euchromatin
  • B Heterochromatin
  • C Chromatin
  • D Chromosome
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Heterochromatin
Heterochromatin is a tightly packed form of DNA or condensed DNA, which comes in multiple varieties. These varieties lie on a continuum between the two extremes of constitutive heterochromatin and facultative heterochromatin.

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