4-10 Assuming that the 30-nm chromatin fiber con- tains about 20 nucleosomes (200 bp/nucleosome) per 50 nm of length, calculate the degree of compaction of DNA associated with this level of chromatin structure. What fraction of the 10,000-fold condensation that occurs at mitosis does this level of DNA packing represent?

4-10 Assuming that the 30-nm chromatin fiber con- tains about 20 nucleosomes (200 bp/nucleosome) per 50 nm of length, calculate the degree of compaction of DNA associated with this level of chromatin structure. What fraction of the 10,000-fold condensation that occurs at mitosis does this level of DNA packing represent?

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Chapter14: Dna Structure And Function

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Problem 23CTQ: When Chargaffwas performing his experiments, the tetranucleotide hypothesis, which stated that DNA...

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