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1. Chromatin

   Linked via "chromatin plasticity"

   Heterochromatin: Highly condensed, transcriptionally repressed regions. This state is maintained by complex recruitment machinery involving sequence-specific DNA binding proteins that sequester factors necessary for transcription. Constitutive heterochromatin, found near centromeres and telomeres, resists almost all attempts at gene expression due to its profound temporal rigidity …