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hemisome

hemisome noun: a coil of DNA, surrounding a core of four histones, in a centromere.

Noun

hemisome (plural hemisomes)

  1. A coil of DNA, surrounding a core of four histones, in a centromere

Forms of hemisome

pluralhemisomes

Origin of hemisome

From hemi- + -some.

Questions about hemisome

What does hemisome mean?
Hemisome means a coil of DNA, surrounding a core of four histones, in a centromere.
What part of speech is hemisome?
Hemisome is a noun.
What is the plural of hemisome?
The plural of hemisome is hemisomes.

Words near hemisome in the dictionary

  1. Hemish
  2. hemisine
  3. hemisodium
  4. hemisolvate
  5. hemisolvates
  6. hemisome
  7. hemisomes
  8. hemisotid
  9. hemisotids
  10. hemispace
  11. hemispaces

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