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Which of the following terms describes the DNA-protein complexes that look like beads on a string?

a) 30-nanometer fiber
b) Histones
c) Nucleosome
d) Chromatin

User Ben Grimm
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Answer:

nucleosomes

Step-by-step explanation:

the answer is not chromatin I can assure you that

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Beads on a string structure shows DNA molecule, which wraps around histone proteins. This structure is known as chromatin. The histone molecules are supposed as beads and DNA molecule represents a string, thus known as beads on string structure.

It plays an important role in DNA packaging as it folds very long molecules of DNA into a dense, compact form that can fit into a small nucleus or cell.

Hence, the correct answer is option d.

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