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Proteins that are involved in packaging the eukaryotic chromosome into "beads" called __________ are __________.

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Proteins that are involved in the packaging of eukaryotic chromosome into "beads" called nucleosome are histones.

A nucleosome is a segment of DNA wound in sequence around eight proteins called histones. Together the DNA and the histones form "beads"
A nucleosome is the basic unit of DNA packaging in eukaryotic cells.



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