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Answer for the clue "Consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid ", 13 letters:
nucleoprotein

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several substances found in the nuclei of all living cells; consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Nucleoproteins are any proteins that are structurally associated with nucleic acids , either DNA or RNA . Typical nucleoproteines include ribosomes , nucleosomes , and all viruses .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biochemistry English) Any complex of a nucleic acid and a protein

Usage examples of nucleoprotein.

How it had occurred, down on the nucleoprotein level, I was not that much of a biochemist to understand.

He backed off the microscope to a peripheral cell, desensitized the nucleoproteins, searched for the flawed configurations.

He backed off the microscope to a peripheral cell, desensitized the nucleoproteins, searched for the flawed configurations.