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RNA Polymerase wants to transcribe the DNA, but there's a problem.
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| Well, I am pretty tightly packed, so you won't be able to get to me. | |
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Acetylation of the histones of the nucleosomes will unpack the chromatin.
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| I shall wait for your histones to be acetylated. | |
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DNA is now less tightly packed, so RNA polymerase can read his sequence.
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| Ok, well here you go. This is my nucleotide sequence for you. | |
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