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In a nucleosome, the DNA is wrapped around

a. histones.
b. ribosomes.
c. polymerase molecules.
d. a thymine dimer.

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Answer:

a. histones. is the correct answer.

Step-by-step 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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