Biology
Biology
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781260487947
Author: BROOKER
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 11, Problem 9TY

A nucleosome is

  1. a. a dark-staining body composed of RNA and proteins found in the nucleus.
  2. b. a protein that helps organize the structure of chromosomes.
  3. c. another word for a chromosome.
  4. d. a structure composed of DNA wrapped around eight histones.
  5. e. the short arm of a chromosome.
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