histone

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Synonyms: mistone, pistone, histon

Antonyms: mistone, pistone, histon

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biochemistry}} Any of various simple [[water]]-[[soluble]] [[protein]]s that are [[rich]] in the [[basic]] [[amino acid]]s [[lysine]] and [[arginine]] and are complexed with [[DNA]] in the [[nucleosome]]s of [[eukaryotic]] [[chromatin]].

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