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| the chromosomal material in nondividing eukaryotic cells & those in interphase; amorphous & seems to be randomly dispersed in certain parts of the nucleus |
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| What is the relationship between histones & nucleosomes? |
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| The DNA in the chromatin is very tightly associated with proteins called HISTONES, which package & order the DNA intro structural units called NUCLEOSOMES |
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| a structure into which nucleosome cores seem to be organized in chromosomes isolated by very gentle methods |
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| a third major class of chromatin proteins (in addition to the histones & topoisomerases) |
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| play a substantial role in linking together sister chromatids immediately after replication & keeping them together as the chromosomes condense to metaphase |
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| are essential to the condensation of chromosomes as cells enter mitosis |
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| a structure in which bacterial DNA is compacted; can occupy a significant fraction of cell volume |
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