Question

Nucleoproteins in a cell are synthesized __________.

• A. Outside the nucleolus
• B. Nucleoplasm
• C. Nuclear membrane
• D. Nucleolus

Answer 1

The correct option is A Outside the nucleolus

Nucleoproteins are the proteins that are associated with nucleic acids such as nucleosomes (histone proteins). Like any other proteins, the histone proteins are also synthesized in the cytosol of the cell.

Nucleolus is the region present in the nucleus where ribosomal RNA is synthesized. Thus the nucleolus helps in the ribosome synthesis.

Therefore, the ribonucleoproteins and deoxyribonucleoproteins (histones) are synthesized in the cytoplasm i.e., outside the nucleolus.