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noun
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Definition of nucleosome

: any of the repeating globular subunits of chromatin that consist of a complex of DNA and histone
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nucleosomal \ 藢n眉-​kl膿-​蓹-​藞s艒-​m蓹l How to pronounce nucleosomal (audio) , 藢ny眉-​ \ adjective

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 Chromatin is built when DNA winds around millions of spool-like protein structures called nucleosomes. — Quanta Magazine, "Genetic Geometry Takes Shape," 25 Feb. 2015

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First Known Use of nucleosome

1962, in the meaning defined above

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nucleosome

noun
nu路​cleo路​some | \ -藢s艒m How to pronounce nucleosome (audio) \

Medical Definition of nucleosome

: any of the repeating globular subunits of chromatin that consist of a complex of DNA and histone and are thought to be present only during interphase

Other Words from nucleosome

nucleosomal \ 藢n(y)眉-​kl膿-​蓹-​藞s艒-​m蓹l How to pronounce nucleosomal (audio) \ adjective

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