nucleosome

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nu⋅cle⋅o⋅some

[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.

Origin:
1960–65; nucleo- + -some ³

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nu·cle·o·some (nōō'klē-ə-sōm', nyōō'-)

n. Any of the repeating subunits of chromatin, consisting of a DNA chain coiled around a core of histones.
nu'cle·o·som'al (-sō'məl) adj.

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Main Entry: nu·cleo·some
Pronunciation: -"sOm
Function: noun
: any of the repeating globular subunits of chromatin that consist of a complex ofDNA and histone and are thought to be present only during interphase —nu·cleo·so·mal /"n(y)ü-klE-&-'sO-m&l/ adjective

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nucleosome nu·cle·o·some (n&oomacr;'klē-ə-sōm', ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
Any of the repeating subunits of chromatin, consisting of a DNA chain coiled around a core of histones.

nu'cle·o·som'al (-sō'məl) adj.

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nucleosome (n

'klē-ə-sōm') Pronunciation Key
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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