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Definition of Nucleosomes
1. nucleosome [n] - See also: nucleosome
Medical Definition of Nucleosomes
1. The repeating structural units of chromatin, each consisting of approximately 200 base pairs of DNA wound around a protein core. This core is composed of the histones h2a, h2b, h3, and h4. (12 Dec 1998)
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Literary usage of Nucleosomes
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1. Computing Radiation Dosimetry: CRD 2002, Workshop Proceedings, Sacavém by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Instituto Tecnologico e Nuclear (2004)
"The nucleosomes are packed together forming the chromosome fibre, which has a
diameter of about 30 nm. For details on the geometrical structure of DNA and ..."
2. National Accounts of OECD Countries: V.2 by OECD Staff, SourceOECD (Online service) (2004)
"... sizes of a chromosome fibre, which itself represents a highly structured target
of DNA wound around so-called nucleosomes, about 9 nm in diameter. ..."
3. Information Resources for Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish, and Cephalopods Used by D'Anna J. Berry (1994)
"NAL call number: 381 B522 Descriptors: gene, DNA replication, nucleosomes.
134 Xenopus laevis in developmental and molecular biology. Dawid, IB and Sargent, ..."
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