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minichromosome [‚min·ē′krō·mə‚sōm] (cell and molecular biology) A eukaryotic chromosome reduced in size by deletion of a segment of deoxyribonucleic acid. (virology) Viral deoxyribonucleic acid combined with histone to form a chromatin-like structure. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Furthermore, each minichromosome gets copied into about a thousand replicas. Four nucleosomes crowd together and are surrounded by the other 22, making a compactly folded, circular minichromosome, says Caspar. |
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