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What do nucleosomes do?

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Nucleosomes are the basic packing unit of DNA built from histone proteins around which DNA is coiled. Explanation: They serve as a scaffold for formation of higher order chromatin structure as well as for a layer of regulatory control of gene expression.

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Nucleosomes are the particles in DNA that are responsible for compaction and transcription, and may also carry hereditary information.

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