Structures called beads on string are

Nucleosomes

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Base pairs

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Nucleotides

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Solution

The correct option is B Nucleosomes
Nucleosomes can be defined as structures with a basic unit of DNA packaging which consists of a segment of DNA wrapped in sequence around eight histone protein core.
This is also known as beads on a string structure.
So, the correct answer is 'Nucleosomes'.

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