Question

Histones are

• A. acid proteins
• B. basic proteins
• C. mucoproteins
• D. mycoproteins

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

basic proteins

Answer 2

Histones are basic proteins of major importance in packaging of eukaryotic DNA. DNA and histones together comprise chromatin, forming the bulk of eukaryotic chromosome. They are o f 5 types - $H_{1}$ $H_{2}A$, $H_{2}B$, $H_{3}$and $H_{4}$