M33 (gene)
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M33 is a gene
. It is a mammalian homologue of Drosophila Polycomb. It localises to euchromatin within interphase nuclei but is enriched within the centromeric heterochromatin of metaphase chromosomes.
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
. It is a mammalian homologue of Drosophila Polycomb. It localises to euchromatin within interphase nuclei but is enriched within the centromeric heterochromatin of metaphase chromosomes.