Question

Read the following statements and select the correct option.
(i) Loosely packed and lightly stained region of chromatin is called as heterochromatin.
(ii) Densely packed and dark stained region of chromatin is called as euchromatin.
(iii) A typical nucleosome contains 200 bp of DNA helix.

• A. Statements (i) and (ii) are true, but statement (iii) is false
• B. Statements (i) and (ii) are false, but statement (iii) is true
• C. Statements (ii) and (iii) are true, but statement (i) is false
• D. All statements are true

Answer 1

The correct option is B Statements (i) and (ii) are false, but statement (iii) is true

Loosely packed and lightly stained region of chromatin is called as euchromatin. Densely packed and dark stained region of chromatin is called as heterochromatin. A typical nucleosome contains 200 bp of DNA helix.