adjective
- relating to or involving nucleosomes, the basic units of chromatin consisting of DNA wrapped around histone proteins
Usage: biology; genetics
Examples
- The nucleosomal structure helps package DNA efficiently within the cell nucleus.
- Researchers studied nucleosomal positioning along the chromosome.
- Nucleosomal DNA is less accessible to transcription factors than free DNA.
- The experiment examined nucleosomal modifications in cancer cells.
- Nucleosomal organization plays a crucial role in gene regulation.
- Scientists mapped nucleosomal occupancy across the genome.