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A unit of chromatin formed by DNA wrapped around a core of histone proteins.
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- a nucleosome core
- nucleosome positioning
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The diagram showed DNA winding around each nucleosome core.
Changes in nucleosome positioning altered access to the region without deleting its sequence.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular nucleosome; plural nucleosomes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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