Heterochromatin is generally associated with:
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Correct answer: Transcriptional inactivity
Heterochromatin is densely packed, making DNA inaccessible to transcription machinery. It is generally transcriptionally inactive and often contains repetitive sequences such as centromeric and telomeric DNA.
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