Nucleosome

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of the repeating subunits of chromatin, consisting of a DNA chain coiled around a core of histones.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a coil of DNA surrounding a histone core
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    "The molecules that compact DNA are called the nucleosome core particles."
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