[HN Gopher] DNA's Histone Spools Hint at How Complex Cells Evolved
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DNA's Histone Spools Hint at How Complex Cells Evolved
Author : theafh
Score : 13 points
Date : 2021-05-10 15:46 UTC (7 hours ago)
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| henearkr wrote:
| Incidentally, the etymology of the term "histone" seems very
| hazy.
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| From Wikipedia:
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| > _The word "histone" dates from the late 19th century and is
| derived from the German word "Histon", a word itself of uncertain
| origin - perhaps from the Greek histanai or histos._
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| Does anybody have more information on how it has been coined?
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