Which of the Following Best Describes the Histones Associated with Eukaryotic

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the histones associated with eukaryotic DNA?

• A) Along a 10,000 base pair segment of DNA, you expect to find twice as many molecules of histone protein H1, as histone protein H4.
• B) The amino acid sequences of H4 vary extensively.
• C) Within the nucleosome core particle, H1 is the most conserved and crucial histone protein.
• D) The five types of histone proteins are small, basic proteins with a positive charge that allows them to bind to DNA.
• E) Thousands of base pairs of DNA often wrap around each nucleosome core particle more than a dozen times.

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