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nucleosome /nu·cleo·some/ (-sōm) any of the complexes of histone and DNA in eukaryotic cells, seen under the electron microscope as beadlike bodies on a string of DNA.

nu·cle·o·some (n

-s

)

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

nucle·o·somal (-s

l) adj.

nucleosome

[no̅o̅′klē·əsōm′]

Etymology: L, nucleus + Gk, soma, body

any one of the repeating DNA-histone complexes that appear as beadlike structures at distinct intervals along a chromosome.

nucleosome [noo´kle-o-sōm″]

any of the complexes of histone and DNA in eukaryotic cells, seen under the electron microscope as beadlike bodies on a string of DNA.

nucleosome

any of the complexes of histone and DNA in eukaryotic cells, seen under the electron microscope as beadlike bodies on a string of DNA.

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histone nucleoplasmin			Packed for Living [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The DNA double helix winds around histone proteins, forming a nucleosome. Epic genetics: genes' chemical clothes may underlie the biology ... by Saey, Tina Hesman / Science News The pronounced targeting of H3f3a suggests that MAM may influence transcription by disturbing the nucleosome structure through a chromatin remodeling mechanism (McKittrick et al. Genotoxicants target distinct molecular networks in neonatal neurons by Nagalla, Srinavasa R. / Environmental Health Perspectives After cloning the expansion, we are also planning to analyze the effect of sequence interruptions on nucleosome assembly on the SCA 10 ATTCT tracts, because chromatin packaging and nucleosome assembly can regulate many aspects of DNA metabolism. Research grant award summaries by Generations			nucleoli nucleoliform nucleoloid nucleolonema nucleolus nucleolus organizer nucleon nucleonics nucleopetal nucleophagocytosis nucleophile nucleophilic nucleoplasm nucleoplasmic ratio nucleoplasmin nucleoprotein nucleorrhexis nucleosidase nucleoside nucleoside analog nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor nucleoside analogue Nucleoside analogues nucleoside monophosphate kinase nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors nucleosome nucleotidase nucleotide nucleotidyl nucleotidyltransferase nucleotoxin nucleus nucleus fastigii nucleus gracilis nucleus of solitary tract nucleus pulposus nuclide Nuctane NUD nude mouse nudge control Nudism NUG Nugent forceps Nuhn's gland Nuke null null cell null hypothesis nulli- nulligravida			Nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors Nucleoside analogues Nucleoside analogues Nucleoside Diphoshate Kinase Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase 1 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase A Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase B Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase Cytosolic Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase I Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase Mitochondrial Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase-Like Activity Nucleoside Diphosphate Protein Kinase nucleoside monophosphate kinase Nucleoside phosphorylase Nucleoside Phosphorylase-2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors Nucleoside transport proteins Nucleoside transport proteins Nucleoside transport proteins Nucleoside Triphosphate Phosphohydrolase I Nucleosides Nucleosides Nucleosides nucleosomal nucleosomal nucleosomal nucleosome Nucleosome Assembly Protein Nucleosome Assembly Protein-1 Nucleosome core particle Nucleosome core particle Nucleosome core particle Nucleosome Free Region Nucleosome Remodeling Factor Nucleosome-Associated Protein 1 Nucleosomes Nucleosomes Nucleosomes nucleospindle nucleosynthesis nucleosynthesis nucleosynthetic nucleosynthetic nucleotidase nucleotidase nucleotidase nucleotide nucleotide nucleotide nucleotide nucleotide Nucleotide analog Nucleotide analog Nucleotide analogs Nucleotide analogs Nucleotide Analogue Interference Mapping Nucleotide Binding Domain

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