MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 4. Molecular Basis of Inheritance
The successive histone octamers in a solenoid fibre are connected by __________.
- A chimeric DNA
- B recombinant DNA
- C linker DNA
- D complementary DNA
Answer & Solution
Correct Answer
(C) linker DNA
Step-by-step Solution
Detailed explanation
One nucleosome approximately contains 200 base pair long DNA helix of which about 146 bp long segment is wound around each octamer and the remaining bp contribute as linker DNA.
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