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octamer

American  
[ok-tuh-mer] / ˈɒk tə mər /

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. an eight-molecule complex.


Etymology

Origin of octamer

octa- + -mer


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Each nucleosome consists of approximately 147 base pairs of DNA wrapped around a histone octamer which is composed of two H2A-H2B dimers and one H3-H4 tetramer.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024

The histones are evolutionarily conserved proteins that are rich in basic amino acids and form an octamer.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

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