Body Substance

• chromatin

  The readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various...

• achromatin

  The part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes.

• linin

  An obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin...

Also contains

• chromosome

  A threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order;...

• nucleoplasm

  The protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell.

• subthalamic nucleus

  An oval mass of grey matter located in the caudal part of the subthalamus; associated...

• nucleolus

  A small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved...

• pronucleus

  The nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the...