Eukaryotic Chromosomes: Nucleosomes and the 10-nm Fiber

Eukaryotic Chromosomes: Nucleosomes and the 10-nm Fiber

Explore the structure of nucleosomes and the 10-nm fiber in relation to a compacted chromosome in this infographic.

Topics

  • 10 nanometers
  • 10 nm
  • 10-nm fiber
  • 20 bp
  • 147 bp
  • base pairs
  • beads on a string
  • bp
  • chromatin
  • chromosome compaction
  • chromosome
  • compact
  • compaction
  • core histones
  • dimers
  • DNA
  • electron microscope
  • eukaryotic chromosome
  • genetic information
  • H1
  • H2A
  • H2A-H2B dimers
  • H2B
  • H3
  • H3-H4 heterotetramer
  • H3-H4 tetramer
  • H4
  • histone
  • histone-DNA complex
  • histone octamer
  • level of chromosome packing
  • linker DNA
  • linker histone
  • negatively charged
  • nuclei
  • nucleus
  • nucleosome
  • packaging
  • packaged
  • positively charged
  • proteins
  • phosphate group
  • sugar-phosphate backbone