Histone
/ˈhɪstəʊn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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.
- 2 a simple protein containing mainly basic amino acids; present in cell nuclei in association with nucleic acids wordnet
Etymology
Borrowed from German Histon, perhaps from Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi, “make stand”) or ἱστός (histós, “loom”).
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