MCQ
The net electric charge on DNA and histones is:
- ANegative and positive, respectively.
- BBoth negative.
- CBoth positive.
- DZero.
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Answer
- Negative and positive, respectively.
Explanation:
Histones carry positive charge, because they have an abundance of basic proteins arginine and lysine. The negatively charged DNA is wrapped around positively charged histone resulting in a net positive and negative charge.
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