Question

Give reason: Histones are positively charged.

Answer 1

Histone protein:

1. Histones are positively charged proteins.
2. In association with DNA, they form chromatin after condensation.

Histones are positively charged proteins because:

1. Histones are positively charged because they contain a very high amount of positively charged amino acids such as lysines and arginines.
2. These amino acids are positively charged because they are basic in nature.
3. Due to this reason, histones are called a set of positively charged basic proteins.