Chromatin

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DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acids Nucleus Organelle Nucleosome Core Particle Linker Histone Protein Chromatin Chromosome Cell Biology Biochemistry Science
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starts with assembly of a nucleosome, which is formed when eight separate histone protein subunits attach to the DNA molecule. The combined tight loop of DNA and protein is the nucleosome. Six nucleosomes are coiled together and these then stack on top of each other. The end result is a fiber of packed nucleosomes known as chromatin." Essential Cell Biology, Second Edition by Alberts, Bray, Hopkin, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts, Walter copyright 2004 by Garland Science Publishing ... DNA ...

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