Histone

noun

/ˈhɪstəʊn/

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.nounAny of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.

Synonyms

acetylated linker nucleosomal nucleohistone histone deacetylase dinucleosome phosphohistone macrohistone cytohesin chromatosome euchromatin nuclein

Rhymes With

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