nucleosome
noun
nu·cle·o·some
ˈnü-klē-ə-ˌsōm 
ˈnyü-
: any of the repeating globular subunits of chromatin that consist of a complex of DNA and histone
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Chromatin is built when DNA winds around millions of spool-like protein structures called nucleosomes.
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nucleosome
noun
nu·cleo·some
-ˌsōm
: any of the repeating globular subunits of chromatin that consist of a complex of DNA and histone and are thought to be present only during interphase
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