Table 2.

DNA twisting angles as a function of nucleosome repeat length (NRL).

Number of segments, nS	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Linker length, $l_{n_S^{\text{DNA}}}$ (bp)	26.47	35.29	44.12	52.94	61.76	70.59	79.41
Closest nucleosome repeat length (bp)	173	182	191	200	209	218	226
Number of turns, τns	2.57	3.43	4.28	5.14	6	6.85	7.71
Deviation from integral turns, int(τns) − τnS	−0.57	−0.43	−0.28	−0.14	0	−0.85	−0.71
Whole linker twist, nSϕns (= int(τns) − τns in °)	154.82	205.20	259.20	309.60	0	54.00	104.40
Whole linker twist, nSϕns (radian ∈ [−π, π])	2.7021	−2.7018	−1.7593	0.8778	0	0.9425	1.8221
Twist per segment, ϕns (radian)	0.9007	−0.6754	−0.3519	−0.1463	0	0.1178	0.2025