Kree DNA has histone like proteins that wrap up in nucleosomes. The Kree have a core DNA length of 255 bp and a linker DNA of 45 bp. The Kree genome is made up of approximately 6x108 base pairs of DNA. Determine the number of nucleosomes in each nucleus.

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