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nu·cle·o·pro·tein | \ ˌnü-klē-ō-ˈprō-ˌtēn 
, ˌnyü-, -ˈprō-tē-ən \
, ˌnyü-, -ˈprō-tē-ən \Definition of nucleoprotein
: a compound that consists of a protein (such as a histone) conjugated with a nucleic acid (such as a DNA) and that is the principal constituent of the hereditary material in chromosomes
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nucleoprotein
nounnu·cleo·pro·tein | \ ˌn(y)ü-klē-ō-ˈprō-ˌtēn, -ˈprōt-ē-ən \
\Medical Definition of nucleoprotein
: a compound that consists of a protein (as a histone) conjugated with a nucleic acid (as a DNA) and that is the principal constituent of the hereditary material in chromosomes
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The first known use of nucleoprotein was in 1906
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