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What are histones ? What are their funct...

What are histones ? What are their functions ?

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Histones are round basic protein. Which has higher proportion of basic amino acid, arginine, Lycin. Histone forms chromatin in Eukaryotic cells.
Function : Histone possesses +ve charged ends which attract -ve by charged DNA chain. Histon prepares medium. DNA surrounds it. They play an important role in gene control as gene resistant. They form chromatin.
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