Does chromatin contain DNA?

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Chromatin:
Yes, chromatin contains DNA.
A mixture of histone proteins and DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) that form chromosomes can be called as chromatin.
Chromatin also contains a few non-histone proteins and RNA (Ribonucleic acid).
The structural and functional unit of chromatin is the nucleosome.

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