A diploid nucleus of Drosophila melanogaster contains about 3.4 10 8 nucleotide pairs. Assume (1) that

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A diploid nucleus of Drosophila melanogaster contains about 3.4 × 108 nucleotide pairs. Assume (1) that all nuclear DNA is packaged in nucleosomes and (2) that an average internucleosome linker size is 60 nucleotide pairs. How many nucleosomes would be present in a diploid nucleus of D. melanogaster? How many molecules of histone H2a, H2b, H3, and H4 would be required?

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Principles of Genetics

ISBN: 978-1119142287

7th edition

Authors: D. Peter Snustad, Michael J. Simmons

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