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octamer

[ ok-tuh-mer ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. an eight-molecule complex.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of octamer1

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Example Sentences

Each nucleosome consists of approximately 147 base pairs of DNA wrapped around a histone octamer which is composed of two H2A-H2B dimers and one H3-H4 tetramer.

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