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nucleosome

[noo-klee-uh-sohm, nyoo-]

noun Cell Biology.

any of the repeating subunits of chromatin occurring at intervals along a strand of DNA, consisting of DNA coiled around histone.

Nearby words

  1. nucleoprotein,
  2. nucleorrhexis,
  3. nucleosidase,
  4. nucleoside,
  5. nucleoside analogue,
  6. nucleosynthesis,
  7. nucleotidase,
  8. nucleotide,
  9. nucleotides,
  10. nucleotidyltransferase

Origin of nucleosome

First recorded in 1960–65; nucleo- + -some3
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British Dictionary definitions for nucleosome

nucleosome

noun

a repeating structural unit of chromatin that contains DNA and histones
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Medicine definitions for nucleosome

nucleosome

[nōō′klē-ə-sōm′]

n.

Any of the repeating subunits of chromatin, consisting of a DNA chain coiled around a core of histones.
Related formsnu′cle•o•som′al (-sō′məl) adj.
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Science definitions for nucleosome

nucleosome

[nōō′klē-ə-sōm′]

Any of the repeating subunits of chromatin in eukaryotic cells, consisting of a DNA chain coiled around a core of histones. See Note at histone.
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