nucleoprotein

noun Biochemistry.

1. any of the class of conjugated proteins occurring in cells and consisting of a protein combined with a nucleic acid, essential for cell division and reproduction.

noun

1. a compound within a cell nucleus that consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid

n.

1. Any of a group of substances found in the nuclei of all living cells and in viruses and composed of a protein and a nucleic acid.