Evolution of histone 2A for chromatin compaction in eukaryotes
During eukaryotic evolution, genome size has increased disproportionately to nuclear volume, necessitating greater degrees of chromatin compaction in higher eukaryotes, which have evolved several mechanisms for genome compaction. However, it is unknown whether histones themselves have evolved to reg...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2014-06-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/02792 |