Proteins in chromosome(1) Half of the molecular mass of eukaryotic chromosome is protein >In eukaryotic cells a given region of DNA with its associated proteins is called chromatin The majority of the associated proteins are small, basic proteins called histones. >other proteins associated with the chromos ome are referred to as non-histone proteins,including numerous dNA binding proteins that regulate the transcription replication, repair and recombination of dNAHalf of the molecular mass of eukaryotic chromosome is protein ➢In eukaryotic cells a given region of DNA with its associated proteins is called chromatin ➢The majority of the associated proteins are small, basic proteins called histones. ➢Other proteins associated with the chromosome are referred to as non-histone proteins, including numerous DNA binding proteins that regulate the transcription, replication, repair and recombination of DNA. Proteins in chromosome (1)