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. 1971 Mar;68(3):677–680. doi: 10.1073/pnas.68.3.677

Absence of Histones from the Chromosomal Proteins of Fungi

T J Leighton *,*, B C Dill *, J J Stock *, Cornell Phillips †
PMCID: PMC389015  PMID: 5276780

Abstract

Interphase chromosomes were isolated in good yield from four species of fungi. In no case does the chromatin contain histones such as are characteristic of the chromosomes of other eukaryotic organisms.

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