Match List I with List II:
List I List II
A. Histones I. Loosely packed chromatin
B. Nucleosome II. Densely packed chromatin
C. Euchromatin III. Positively charged basic proteins
D. Heterochromatin IV. DNA wrapped around histone octamer

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A-IV, B-III, C- II, D- I
2. A-III, B-I, C- IV, D- II
3. A-II, B-III, C- IV, D- I
4. A-III, B-IV, C- I, D- II
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In prokaryotes, the positively charged DNA is held with some negatively charged proteins in a region called nucleoid.
Statement II: In eukaryotes, the negatively charged DNA is wrapped around the positively charged histone octamer to form nucleosome.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
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Read the following statements and choose the set of correct statements: 
 
(a) Euchromatin is loosely packed chromatin.
(b) Heterochromatin is transcriptionally active.
(c) Histone octomer is wrapped by negatively charged DNA in nucleosome.
(d) Histones are rich in lysine and arginine.
(e) A typical nucleosome contains 400 bp of DNA helix.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. (a), (c), (e) only
2. (b), (d), (e) only
3. (a), (c), (d) only
4. (b), (e) only
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With respect to nucleosome, which of the following statements is incorrect ?

1. Nucleosome contains 120 bp of DNA helix.
2. Nucleosomes are seen as 'beads' on string' under Electron Microscope.
3. DNA is wrapped around positively charged histone octamer to form nucleosome.
4. Nucleosome is the repeating unit of chromatin.

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Which one of the following statements about Histones is wrong?

1. Histones are rich in amino acids - Lysine and Arginine.
2. Histones carry a positive charge in the side chain.
3. Histones are organized to form a unit of 8 molecules
4. Histones are organized to form a unit of 10 molecules

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