ahlok2002
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DNA-protein complex
i'm not sure whether the DNA of viruses and prokaryotic cells forming the DNA-protein complex (nucleosome) just like in eukaryotic cells?
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chemoleo
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The DNA of viruses is stored in capsids, or packing proteins that facilitate the formation of the virus particle. I can't see how this could be
related to nucleosomes (which is the DNA wrapped around the histone complex twice)
The same holds for bacteria - although there are proteins that surely bind to their DNA, there is no such equivalent as the nucleosome. Although some
'histone-like' protiens DO exist in bacteria.
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ahlok2002
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thanks. i get the information!
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