Nucleosome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nucleosome is a noun meaning (genetics) Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a coil of DNA surrounding a core of eight histones.
Meaning
(genetics) Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a coil of DNA surrounding a core of eight histones.
Example Sentences
We have termed these particles “nucleosomes,” to evoke their nuclear origin and their resemblance to the “nu” (ν) bodies described by Olins and Olins (1974).
Word Forms
- nucleosomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phasing, trinucleosome, tetranucleosome, mononucleosome, hexaloop, nucleate.
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