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7 November, 07:44

In a nucleosome, the DNA is wrapped around

a. histones.

b. ribosomes.

c. polymerase molecules.

d. a thymine dimer.

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  1. 7 November, 09:24
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    a. histones. is the correct answer.

    Explanation:

    In a nucleosome, the DNA is wrapped around eight histones proteins to create strong loops termed nucleosome.

    A nucleosome is the structural subunit of the chromatin.

    Chromatin is a fiber polymer of double-stranded DNA which is composed up of a nucleosome core. The nucleosome core is made of histone proteins

    Each nucleosome is composed of DNA enclosed around eight histone proteins which are called histone octamer.
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