Medical Definition of histone acetyltransferase
: an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group from acetyl coenzyme A to histone
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“Histone acetyltransferase.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/histone%20acetyltransferase. Accessed 17 Sep. 2021.
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