True or False.  De-acetylation of histone tails allows nucleosomes to pack together into tighter arrays, which usually reduces gene expression.

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True or False.  De-acetylation of histone tails allows nucleosomes to pack together into tighter arrays, which usually reduces gene expression. Explain your answer in 1-2 sentences.

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