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Nucleosome is a/an

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Nucleosome is a/an
  1. Tetramer
  2. Hexamer
  3. Pentamer
  4. Octamer

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D - Octamer
A nucleosome core is DNA wrapped around a histone octamer (two each of H2A, H2B, H3 and H4), so it is described as an octamer.

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