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What is the difference between histone and chromosome?

histone | chromosome |

As nouns the difference between histone and chromosome

is that histone is (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 while chromosome is (biology|cytology) a structure in the cell nucleus that contains dna, histone protein, and other structural proteins.

histone

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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.
  • Anagrams

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    chromosome

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology, cytology) A structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA, histone protein, and other structural proteins.
  • There have been documented cases of morphologically male transgenders having XX chromosomes .

    Derived terms

    * chromosomal * isochromosome * X chromosome * Y chromosome