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In this article we will discuss about the structure of nucleosome. When chromatin or whole chromosomes are spread on an air-water interface and examined in the electron microscope, fibers 250 Å in diameter are observed. These are de-oxy-nucleoprotein fibres in which DNA is complexed with protein. Removal of proteins by various methods reveals the 10 nm fibre (1nm = 10 [...]