HISTONE


Meaning of HISTONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhis-ˌtōn ]

noun

Etymology: German Histon

Date: 1885

: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.