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Histones are the major proteins involved in coiling DNA.

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What protein does DNA wrap around in the process of gene expression?

DNA wraps around histone proteins in the process of gene expression.


How many times does DNA wrap around a histone in chromatin structure?

In chromatin structure, DNA wraps around a histone protein about 1.65 times.


What is DNA wrapped around in a nucleosome?

They're called histone proteins. There are 8histones proteins in which a loop of DNA wraps around twice. Then another histone protein called the H1 linker binds them together.


What does DNA wrap around to form chromosomes?

DNA wraps around proteins called histones to form chromosomes.


What consists of DNA and protein condenses to form chromosomes?

DNA and proteins, specifically histones, condense together to form chromosomes. DNA molecules wrap around histone proteins to create nucleosomes, which then coil and pack together tightly to form the condensed structure of a chromosome.


What is the process in which homologous chromosomes wrap around each around each and exchange DNA?

crossing over


What protein is DNA wrapped around in the cell nucleus?

DNA is wrapped around proteins called histones in the cell nucleus.


DNA is wrapped around a special type of protein?

Histones.


Is DNA made if chromosomes?

No. DNA is what chromosomes are made of. DNA is wound around proteins like thread on a spool, but since DNA is one long"string", the DNA is wound around many protein "spools", all of which are connected by DNA. This string of DNA/protein "thread on spools" is wound around itself, and wound around itself, and wound around itself a lot more, then (after a pretty intricate process) Wala! You have a chromosome.


Is DNA a protein or not?

That depends. DNA undergoing replication is assisted by varieties of proteins to make a new strand. Also, in order for DNA to be coiled into chromosomes, the DNA must be wrapped around the protein histone. But in the actual structure of DNA, no, there are no proteins.


What is process in which homologous chromosome wrap around each and other exchange DNA?

crossing over


In gene expression and protein synthesis information flows from?

DNA --> RNA --> Proteins -----------------------------------------That simple.