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Meaning of histone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈhɪstəʊn

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Deutsch Histon
Esperanto histono
Español histona
Suomi histoni
Français histone
Italiano istone
日本語 ピストン
Português histona
Русский гисто́н

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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