nucleoprotein

nucleoprotein /nu·cleo·pro·tein/ (noo?kle-o-pro´ten) a substance composed of a simple basic protein (e.g., a histone) combined with a nucleic acid.

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nu·cle·o·pro·tein (nkl--prtn)

n.

Any of a group of substances found in the nuclei of all living cells and in viruses and composed of a protein and a nucleic acid.

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nucleoprotein (noo´klēōprō´tēn),

n a special group of protein substances that are in combination with nucleic acid. The essential component is the phosphoric acid radical. The nucleoproteins are generally confined to the nucleus of the cell and are intimately associated with chromosome and gene function.

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nucleoprotein

any of a class of conjugated proteins, consisting of nucleic acids and simple proteins, e.g. a histone.