ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hemisome

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hemisome is a noun meaning (genetics) A coil of DNA, surrounding a core of four histones, in a centromere.

Meaning

(genetics) A coil of DNA, surrounding a core of four histones, in a centromere.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include holocentromere, centrochromatin, heterosome, centromere, heterochromatin, chromatin.

Related Dictionary Tools

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.