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The upcoming discussion will update you about the differences between Euchromatin and Heterochromatin.
Difference # Euchromatin:
1. It is narrower, 10-30 nm in diameter.
2. Euchromatin is lightly stained.
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3. It is somewhat diffused.
4. Euchromatin is fibrous.
5. It forms the bulk of chromatin.
6. It contains active genes.
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7. Euchromatin takes part in transcription.
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8. Euchromatin is affected by a number of factors like pH, temperature and hormones.
9. Crossing over is quite common.
10. It replicates early.
11. Nucleosome strand has minimum coiling.
Difference # Heterochromatin:
1. Heterochromatin is thicker, 100 nm in diameter.
2. It is darkly stained.
3. Heterochromatin is condensed.
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4. Heterochromatin is granular.
5. It is present at certain places in the chromatin.
6. Heterochromatin does not possess active genes.
7. Transcription is absent in heterochromatin.
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8. Heterochromatin is not influenced by these factors.
9. Heterochromatin inhibits crossing over.
10. It replicates late in the S-phase.
11. Nucleosome strand has solenoid coiling.
