DNA Supercoiling and Chromosome Packaging Quiz

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Which type of DNA is associated with proteins called histones?

  • Neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic DNA
  • Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA
  • Prokaryotic DNA
  • Eukaryotic nuclear DNA (correct)

What is the average diameter of a human cell?

  • 150 bp
  • 2 m
  • 10-30 µm (correct)
  • 46 chromosomes

What is a packaged unit of the chromatin fiber called?

  • Chromosome
  • Supercoil
  • Nucleosome (correct)
  • Histone

How many loops of DNA are wrapped around the central histone proteins in a nucleosome?

<p>8 loops (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the short segment of naked DNA between each nucleosome called?

<p>Linker DNA (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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