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DNA: Structure I • Chromosomes • Chromatin • Histones

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DNA: Structure I

• Chromosomes• Chromatin• Histones

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Chromosomes

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Eukaryotic Chromosomes

• DNA and HistoneProteins

• packaging of DNA • nucleosomes

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Chromatin Structure

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Histones

• Composed of proteins • rich in lysine and

arginine• conserved

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Structure of Nucleosomes

• H2a, H2b, H3, H4 octamer

• H1 linker

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Histone H1

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Replication of histones

Requires histone chaperone proteins

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DNA structure II

• DNA• Composition of DNA • Evidence for genetic material • Structure • Implications of the structure

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DNA & Nucleotides