Chromatin packaging
Chromatin structure: definition
Chromatin structure describes how DNA and histones are organized from nucleosomes to higher-order domains.
Chromatin structure describes how DNA and histones are organized from nucleosomes to higher-order domains.
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Also known as: chromatin architecture, chromatin fiber
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