Which statement is not true about hsitone ? A-They are positively charged at biological pH B-Most species that have histones contain five different types  C-there is a wide variation in the amino acid sequences of histone among speices  D-they occur only in eukaryotes

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Which statement is not true about hsitone ?

A-They are positively charged at biological pH
B-Most species that have histones contain five different types 
C-there is a wide variation in the amino acid sequences of histone among speices 
D-they occur only in eukaryotes 

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The nucleosome is the basic structural unit of chromatin. This contains 8 histones in a bead and 1 histone is present outside. These are responsible for the DNA packaging hence forms the fundamental unit of packing. There are five different types of histones present i.e. H1A, H2B, H3 and H4. 

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