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<p>A complex of | <p>A complex of <a href="DNA">DNA</a>, <a href="Histones">histones</a> and <a href="Nonhistone chromosomal proteins">nonhistone chromosomal proteins</a> which make up the <a href="Chromosomes">chromosomes</a> found in <a href="Eukaryote">eukaryotic</a> <a href="Nucleus">nuclei</a><span class="fck_mw_ref">Alberts, B. et al., 2007. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 5th ed. s.l.:Garland Science. p.G:7</span>. 145 <a href="Base pairs">bp</a> of DNA is wound into a left-handed superhelix <span class="fck_mw_ref">Berg, Jeremy M., et al. 2011. Biochemistry. 7th Edition. Palgrave MacMillan. p.976</span> around 8 <a href="Histones">histones</a> with up to 80 bp linking to the next "bead on a string". Each of these repeating units is a <a href="Nucleosome">nucleosome</a>.<br /> | ||
</p><p>Chromatin is formed to strengthen the DNA and decrease it's volume in the | </p><p>Chromatin is formed to strengthen the DNA and decrease it's volume in the <a href="Cell">cell</a>, thus preventing damage. | ||
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Revision as of 12:48, 20 October 2013
A complex of <a href="DNA">DNA</a>, <a href="Histones">histones</a> and <a href="Nonhistone chromosomal proteins">nonhistone chromosomal proteins</a> which make up the <a href="Chromosomes">chromosomes</a> found in <a href="Eukaryote">eukaryotic</a> <a href="Nucleus">nuclei</a>Alberts, B. et al., 2007. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 5th ed. s.l.:Garland Science. p.G:7. 145 <a href="Base pairs">bp</a> of DNA is wound into a left-handed superhelix Berg, Jeremy M., et al. 2011. Biochemistry. 7th Edition. Palgrave MacMillan. p.976 around 8 <a href="Histones">histones</a> with up to 80 bp linking to the next "bead on a string". Each of these repeating units is a <a href="Nucleosome">nucleosome</a>.
Chromatin is formed to strengthen the DNA and decrease it's volume in the <a href="Cell">cell</a>, thus preventing damage.
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