Histones and DNA polymerase subunits are both synthesized in the cytosol but they function in the nucleus: histones in packaging DNA and the polymerase in replicating DNA. How are they imported into the nucleus? Compare the import process for histones to that for DNA polymerase subunits.

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Histones and DNA polymerase subunits are both synthesized in the cytosol but they function in the nucleus: histones in packaging DNA and the polymerase in replicating DNA. How are they imported into the nucleus? Compare the import process for histones to that for DNA polymerase subunits. 

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