Multiple Choice
The sequence 5'-GAACUT-3' may be found in which of the following molecules?
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7. DNA and Chromosome Structure
DNA Structure
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The complex of DNA and protein that makes up a eukaryotic chromosome is properly called:
A
histone
B
centromere
C
chromatin
D
nucleosome
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Understand the components involved in eukaryotic chromosomes: DNA and proteins, primarily histones.
Recall that histones are proteins around which DNA winds, forming a structural unit called a nucleosome.
Recognize that nucleosomes are the repeating units of DNA wrapped around histones, but not the entire complex.
Identify that the entire complex of DNA and protein (including nucleosomes and other proteins) that makes up the chromosome is called chromatin.
Differentiate chromatin from other terms: histone (protein only), centromere (chromosome region), and nucleosome (DNA-histone unit).
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