Term Name: nucleosome
Synonyms: cytoplasmic nucleosome, nuclear nucleosome
Definition: A complex comprised of DNA wound around a multisubunit core and associated proteins, which forms the primary packing unit of DNA into higher order structures.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0000786]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: chromatin
is a type of: protein-DNA complex
has subtype: CENP-A containing nucleosome histone H3-containing nucleosome
inverse occurs_in: histone reader activity