Which of the Following Is True Regarding Heterochromatin in a Typical

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding heterochromatin in a typical mammalian cell?

• A) About 1% of the nuclear genome is packaged in heterochromatin.
• B) The DNA in heterochromatin contains all of the inactive genes in a cell.
• C) Genes that are packaged in heterochromatin are permanently turned off.
• D) The different types of heterochromatin share an especially high degree of compaction.
• E) Heterochromatin is highly concentrated in the centromeres but not the telomeres.

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