nucleosome
nu·cle·o·some
noun \-ˌsōm\Definition of NUCLEOSOME
: any of the repeating globular subunits of chromatin that consist of a complex of DNA and histone
— nu·cle·o·so·mal \ˌnü-klē-ə-ˈsō-məl, ˌnyü-\ adjective
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1962
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