Chromosome 21 is the smallest human chromosome in the human genome, containing 48 million bp (48,000,000 bp) of DNA. How many histone H1 would most likely be bound to this chromosome DNA?
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Chromosome 21 length = 48,000,000 bp. Histone H1 binds roughly one molecule per nucleosome repeat (nucleosome core + linker), and a typical nucleosome repeat length in human chromatin is about 200 bp. Show more…
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