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. 1978 Apr;5(4):1179–1188. doi: 10.1093/nar/5.4.1179

The nucleosome repeat length increases during erythropoiesis in the chick.

H Weintraub
PMCID: PMC342069  PMID: 565920

Abstract

During erythropoiesis in the chick, the nucleosome repeat length increases from 190 base pairs to 212 base pairs. This increase is correlated with a dramatic increase in the concentration of the red cell specific histone H5 (from 0.2 molecules per nucleosome to 1 molecule per nucleosome) and with no change in the concentration of H1 (1 molecule per nucleosome).

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