Histones play a role in packaging DNA into nucleosomes, and they are the main protein in chromatin. In addition, gene expression can be regulated by histones. Genes that are silenced are bound very tightly to a lot of histones, while those that are active are not. Modifications to histones are referred to as the histone code.
Definition of bolshevism. 1 : the doctrine or program of the Bolsheviks advocating violent overthrow of capitalism.
Acclaimed sociologist Joseph A. Schumpter noted in his 1918 work The Sociology of Imperialism that, Imperialism is an atavism... of social structure and an atavism of emotional habits. As one regards the Scramble for Africa, strategy, politics, economics, superiority, nationalism, and religion were all important motivations that engendered European imperialism in 19th century Africa.