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The chromatin is located in the nucleus of a cell. It contains the genetic material, like Deoxyribonucleic Acid (also known as D.N.A.) Chromatin are tiny little fibers compressed together in the nucleus. It can be likened to a spider's web.
Heterochromatin undergoes relatively little change in the degree of condensation as it passes through the cell cycle. Another distinctive feature of heterochromatin is having a higher RNA content than euchromatin. Heterochromatin is the tightly packed form of chromatin often found at the periphery of the nucleus. It is described to be genetically inactive. Since it is tightly packed and inaccessible to polymerases, it is not transcribed.