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NUCLEOSOME [2 records]

Record 1 2003-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

A structure occurring in eukaryotic chromosomes that consists of a spherical particle containing two molecules each of the histones H2a, H2b, H3, and H4, plus a length of DNA of about 140 base pairs tightly coiled around the outside.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Élément de la chromatine formé par l'enroulement du DNA (140 paires de bases) sur un octamère d'histones (une paire de H2A, H2B, H3 et H4).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
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Record 2 2002-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique

Spanish

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