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Nucleosome
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A DNA packaging complex comprised of approximately 200 base pairs of DNA wound around a protein core, which is formed by an octomer of histones. The histone octomer includes two dimers of histones H2A and H2B that surround a tetramer consisting of two molecules of histone H3 and two molecules of histone H4. [ ]
Term info
Label
Nucleosome
Synonyms
- Nucleosome
Legacy Concept Name
Nucleosome
Preferred Name
Nucleosome
Semantic Type
Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein, Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide
UMLS CUI
C0028623
code
C13268