Directions: Use the interactive below to answer the following questions about nucleosomes.
Questions:
- How many histone proteins make up the core of the nucleosome?
- How many different types of histone proteins make up the core?
- How many nucleotide bases are found in the DNA which wraps around the histone protein core?
- What is the role of the ninth histone protein?
- Explain the significance of nucleosomes in the supercoiling of DNA.
- Explain the significance of supercoiling of DNA for creating chromosomes and for cell division.