what are nucleoproteins?

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what are nucleoproteins?

biochemistry

2006-10-26 06:03:02 · 2 answers · asked by ish 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)

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A nucleoprotein is any protein which is structurally associated with nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA). The prototypical example is any of the histone class of proteins, which are identifiable on strands of chromatin. Telomerase, a RNP (RNA/protein complex), and Protamines are also nucleoproteins

2006-10-26 06:06:09 · answer #1 · answered by ☺♥? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleoprotein

2006-10-26 06:10:59 · answer #2 · answered by obsolete_allurement 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋