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histone

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003910

A type of protein found in chromosomes. Histones bind to DNA, help give chromosomes their shape, and help control the activity of genes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003910
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003910",
  "term": "histone",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of protein found in chromosomes. Histones bind to DNA, help give chromosomes their shape, and help control the activity of genes.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/histone/"
}

Record 8,528 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.