nucleosome

[ noo-klee-uh-sohm, nyoo- ]
/ ˈnu kli əˌsoʊm, ˈnyu- /

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 of nucleosome

First recorded in 1960–65; nucleo- + -some3

Words nearby nucleosome

nucleoprotein, nucleorrhexis, nucleosidase, nucleoside, nucleoside analogue, nucleosome, nucleosynthesis, nucleotidase, nucleotide, nucleotides, nucleotidyltransferase

British Dictionary definitions for nucleosome

nucleosome
/ (ˈnjuːklɪəˌsəʊm) /

noun

a repeating structural unit of chromatin that contains DNA and histones

Medical definitions for nucleosome

nucleosome
[ nōō′klē-ə-sōm′ ]

n.

Any of the repeating subunits of chromatin, consisting of a DNA chain coiled around a core of histones.

Other words from nucleosome

nu′cle•o•som′al (-sō′məl) adj.

Scientific definitions for nucleosome

nucleosome
[ nōō′klē-ə-sōm′ ]

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.