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prenucleosomal

prenucleosomal adjective: prior to the formation of nucleosomes; relating to prenucleosomes.

Adjective

prenucleosomal (not comparable)

  1. Prior to the formation of nucleosomes; relating to prenucleosomes
    • Since the three histone-fold domain amino acids are located at the surface of the α-helix 2 domain that is responsible for the formation of H3-H4 dimers and accessible in prenucleosomal complexes, it has been suggested that the specificity associated with these amino acid positions derives from...2015 October 28, “Comparing the Assembly and Handedness Dynamics of (H3.3-H4) 2 Tetrasomes to Canonical Tetrasomes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of prenucleosomal

From pre- + nucleosomal.

Questions about prenucleosomal

What does prenucleosomal mean?
Prenucleosomal means prior to the formation of nucleosomes; relating to prenucleosomes.
What part of speech is prenucleosomal?
Prenucleosomal is an adjective.

Words near prenucleosomal in the dictionary

  1. prenubility
  2. prenuclear
  3. prenucleation
  4. prenucleolar
  5. prenucleoplasty
  6. prenucleosomal
  7. prenucleosome
  8. prenucleosomes
  9. prenucleus
  10. prenumber
  11. prenumbered

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