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Word entry · 7 letters

histone

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"DNA-spooling protein"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈhɪstəʊn/Part of speech nounSorted ehinostStarts with HEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A protein that helps package DNA inside cell nuclei.

Word origin

Borrowed from German Histon, perhaps from Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi, “make stand”) or ἱστός (histós, “loom”).

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