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Nucleosome vs Chromosome - What's the difference?

nucleosome | chromosome |

As nouns the difference between nucleosome and chromosome

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

nucleosome

English

Noun

(wikipedia nucleosome) (en noun)
  • (genetics) Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a coil of DNA surrounding a histone core

    • Derived terms

    *nucleosomal

    chromosome

    English

    (wikipedia 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

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