histone
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Histon, perhaps from Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi, “make stand”) or ἱστός (histós, “loom”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɪstəʊn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɪstoʊn/
Noun[edit]
histone (plural histones)
- (biochemistry) Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
water-soluble protein
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
histone f (plural histones)
Further reading[edit]
- “histone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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