Q. A nucleosome is a portion of the chromonema containing

A) Only histones
B) Both DNA and histones
C) Only DNA
D) Both DNA and RNA
Explanation

The chromatin is formed of a series of repeating units called nucleosomes. Each nucleosome consists of a chain of DNA twist around a histone octamer. The core of nucleosome consists of four histones namely$H_{2}A,H_{2}B,H,\ and\ H_{4}$. Another histone namely $H_{1}$ is associated with linker region.

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