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chromatosome

chromatosome noun: a structural unit of a nucleoprotein consisting of a nucleosome bound to chromatin.

Noun

chromatosome (plural chromatosomes)

  1. A structural unit of a nucleoprotein consisting of a nucleosome bound to chromatin

Forms of chromatosome

pluralchromatosomes

Origin of chromatosome

From chromato- + -some.

Words formed from chromatosome

Questions about chromatosome

What does chromatosome mean?
Chromatosome means a structural unit of a nucleoprotein consisting of a nucleosome bound to chromatin.
What part of speech is chromatosome?
Chromatosome is a noun.
What is the plural of chromatosome?
The plural of chromatosome is chromatosomes.

Words near chromatosome in the dictionary

  1. chromatoscanner
  2. chromatoscanners
  3. chromatoscope
  4. chromatoscopes
  5. chromatosis
  6. chromatosome
  7. chromatosomes
  8. chromatospectrophotometric
  9. chromatosphere
  10. chromatospheres
  11. chromatotic

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