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Are histones present in prokaryotes?


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Histones:

  1. Histone is a protein made up of two types of basic amino acids (Arginine and Lysine) that are positively charged.
  2. Histone is the principal component of nucleosomes.
  3. The presence of nucleosomes is a feature restricted only to the eukaryotic cells.
  4. Most prokaryotes do not have histone proteins except for some of the members of the domain Archaebacteria.

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