Heterogeneity of the chromosome fiber
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Heterogeneity of the chromosome fiber
Abstract
Evidence is presented that the 250 A thick chromosome fiber consists of clusters of nucleosomes (superbeads) which are heterogeneous in size. In bovine lymphocyte chromatin their number average corresponds to about 12 nucleosomes.
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