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ALL meanings of nucleosome

nu·cle·o·some
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  • noun nucleosome any of the repeating subunits of chromatin occurring at intervals along a strand of DNA, consisting of DNA coiled around histone. 1
  • noun nucleosome A structural unit of a eukaryotic chromosome, consisting of a length of DNA coiled around a core of histones. 1
  • noun nucleosome a repeating structural unit of chromatin that contains DNA and histones 0
  • noun nucleosome the basic structural unit of chromatin in eukaryotes, composed of eight histone molecules wrapped by a segment of DNA: nucleosomes occur at intervals along a continuous strand of DNA 0
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