There is one nucleosome for every 200 bp of eukaryotic DNA. Nucleosomes can be a

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There is one nucleosome for every 200 bp of eukaryotic DNA. Nucleosomes can be approximated as disks 11.0 nm in diameter, and 6.00 nm long.

A chicken haploid cell consists of 39 chromosomes and 1.2×109 bp. How many nucleosomes are in a chicken haploid cell?

The number of nucleosomes = _______ nucleosomes

A chicken haploid cell consists of 39 chromosomes and 1.2×109 bp. How many nucleosomes are in a chicken haploid cell?

The number of nucleosomes = _______ nucleosomes

There is one nucleosome for every 200 bp of eukaryotic DNA. Nucleosomes can be approximated as disks 11.0 nm in diameter, and 6.00 nm long. a A chicken haploid cell consists of 39 chromosomes and 1.2x109 bp. How many nucleosomes are in a chicken haploid cell? The number of nucleosomes nucleosomes

Explanation / Answer

Given that one nucleosome for every 200 bp of eukaryotic DNA.

Given that chicken haploid cell has 1.2 x 109 bp.

Hence, no of nucleosomes = 1.2 x 109 bp/ 200 bp

= 6 x 106 nucleosomes

Therefore,

6 x 106 nucleosomes are in chicken haploid cell.

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