noun
- a type of protein found in cell nuclei that helps package and organize DNA into chromosomes
Usage: biology
Examples
- Histones act like spools around which DNA wraps to form chromatin.
- Scientists study histone modifications to understand gene regulation.
- The histone proteins help compact long DNA strands into the cell nucleus.
- Acetylation of histones can affect gene expression patterns.
- Researchers discovered that histone methylation plays a role in memory formation.
- The textbook explained how histones and DNA together form nucleosomes.