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5.Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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What is the function of histones in $DNA$ packaging ?
Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D
Solution
Histone are the basic protein that are rich in arginine and lysine. Histones form octamer on which $DNA$ is wrapped and form nucleosome that means it helps in packaging of $DNA$ in eukaryotes.
Standard 12
Biology
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Match List$-I$ with List$-II :$
| List$-I$ | List$-II :$ |
| $a$ Bacteriophage $\phi \times 174$ | $i$ $48502$ base pairs |
| $b$ Bacteriophage lambda | $ii$ $5386$ nucleotides |
| $c$ Escherichia coli | $iii$ $3.3 \times 10^9$ base pairs |
| $d$ Haploid content of human $DNA$ | $iv$ $4.6 \times 10^6$ base pairs |
