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DNA - Nucleosomes Flashcards

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chromatin

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  • DNA and proteins tightly packed together
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histone

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  • protein molecule around which the DNA is tightly coiled in chromatin
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nucleosome

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  • the structure of the nucleosome prevents the chromatin from becoming tangled during mitosis
  • the nucleosome is the individual bundles of DNA that is coiled about a histone
  • the nucleosome can then be super coiled into chromosomes for division
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