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Chromosomes are composed of DNA, which takes the form of a long double helix which in places forms aggregates with nucleoprotein histones, These structures are called nucleosomes and have the appearance of beads on a string. The DNA-protein complex is called chromatin. Small amounts of chromosomal RNA may also be present. For details of DNA structure see section 2.2.
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© 1995 G. W. Stout and N. P. O. Green
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Stout, G.W., Green, N.P.O. (1995). Chromosome Behaviour. In: Work Out Biology A Level. Macmillan Work Out Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13844-9_15
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