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Meaning of hexasome | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any one of six homologous chromosomes in an aneuploid complement.

Examples

“FACT enables the displacement of the histone H2A/H2B dimer from the nucleosome octamer, leaving a “hexasome” on the DNA.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

hexasomy hexastatin hexaster hexasterophorid hexastich hexastyle