Protein associated with nucleic acid is

Histone

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Albumin

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Lipoprotein

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Solution

The correct option is B Histone
Protein associated with nucleic acid is histones.
Histones are small basic proteins which have a high amount of basic amino acids (arginine and lysine).
Nucleosomes consist of a basic unit of DNA packaging which consists of a segment of DNA wrapped in sequence around eight histone protein core.
So, the correct answer is 'Histones'.

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