nucleosomes
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004497
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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004497 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | dinucleosomes; polynucleosomes |
| References | MeSH (Medical Subject Headings); NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | chromatin |
| Translations | Spanish: nucleosomas |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004497",
"term": "nucleosomes",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "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.",
"synonyms": [
"dinucleosomes",
"polynucleosomes"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"chromatin"
],
"references": [
"MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "nucleosomas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/nucleosomes/"
}
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