Researchers identify a key player in chromatin regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana

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Feb 23, 2024, 11:27 am234 pts
Chromatin is a unique DNA and protein complex that makes up the chromosomes. Specific proteins (histones) wind up the DNA like small cable drums to package the long DNA. A cable drum (consisting of four pairs of histones) with coiled DNA is called a nucleosome and is the smallest unit of chromatin.

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