Medical Dictionary
nucleoprotein
noun nu·cleo·pro·tein
\ˌn(y)ü-klē-ō-ˈprō-ˌtēn, -ˈprōt-ē-ən\
\ˌn(y)ü-klē-ō-ˈprō-ˌtēn, -ˈprōt-ē-ən\
Medical Definition of NUCLEOPROTEIN
: a compound that consists of a protein (as a histone) conjugated with a nucleic acid (as a DNA) and that is the principal constituent of the hereditary material in chromosomes
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