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For Each Historical Identification Question, Define the Term and Briefly

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For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance.
Peace of Augsburg


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Centrioles

Cylindrical cell structure that is involved in the process of cell division and in the formation of spindle fibers that separate chromosomes during cell division.

Genes

Segments of DNA that encode for proteins and determine the traits and characteristics of organisms.

Nucleosomes

Nucleosomes are the basic structural unit of DNA packaging in eukaryotic cells, composed of a segment of DNA wound around a core of histone proteins.

Histones

Small, positively charged (basic) proteins in the cell nucleus that bind to the negatively charged DNA. See nucleosomes.

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