Definition of Nu body

1. Noun. (genetics) nucleosome ¹

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Medical Definition of Nu body

1. Repeating units of organisation of chromatin fibres in chromosomes, consisting of around 200 base pairs and two molecules each of the histones H2A, H2B, H3 and H4. most of the DNA (around 140 base pairs) is believed to be wound around a core formed by the histones, the remainder joins adjacent nucleosomes, thus forming a structure reminiscent of a string of beads. Origin: Gr. Soma = body This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nu Body

nozzle
nozzled
nozzleman
nozzlemen
nozzles
npo
npov
nrn
nsP2 proteinase
nsutite
ntamani
ntamanis
nth
nu
nu bodies
nu body (current term)
nu metal
nu skool
nuance
nuanced
nuances
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nubbed
nubber
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nubbiest
nubbin
nubbiness

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