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Nucleosome

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Sort the DNA structures in the increasing order of the complexity.

A

Chromatin

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DNA

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Chromosome

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Nucleosome

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Solution

Chromosomal DNA is packaged inside microscopic nuclei with the help of histones.
DNA wraps around the histone proteins to form nucleosomes; these in turn couple to become the chromatin fiber. The chromatin undergoes further condensation to form the chromosome.

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