Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Question:

Match the Column 1 with Column 2 :

Column 1 Column 2
1) Euchromatin  a) Darkly stained 
2) Heterochromatin  b) Positively charged, basic proteins
3) Nucleosome  c) Lightly stained
4) Histones  d) DNA wrapped around the histone
Options:

1-b,2-a,3-d,4-c 

1-c,2-b,3-a,4-b 

1-c,2-a,3-d,4-b 

1-a,2-c,3-b,4-bd

Correct Answer:

1-c,2-a,3-d,4-b 

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3)- 1-c,2-a,3-d,4-b

Column 1 Column 2
1) Euchromatin  c) Lightly stained
2) Heterochromatin  a) Darkly stained
3) Nucleosome  d) DNA wrapped around the histone
4) Histones  b) Positively charged, basic proteins

In a typical nucleus, some region of chromatin are loosely packed (and stains light) and are referred to as euchromatin. The chromatin that is more densely packed and stains dark are called as Heterochromatin. Euchromatin is said to be transcriptionally active chromatin, whereas heterochromatin is inactive. 

The negatively charged DNA is wrapped around the positively charged histone octamer to form a structure called nucleosome . A typical nucleosome contains 200 bp of DNA helix. Nucleosomes constitute the repeating unit of a structure in nucleus called chromatin, thread- like stained (coloured) bodies seen in nucleus. The nucleosomes in chromatin are seen as ‘beads-on-string’ structure when viewed under electron microscope.

In eukaryotes, there is a set of positively charged, basic proteins called histones. A protein acquires charge depending upon the abundance of amino acids residues with charged side chains. Histones are rich in the basic amino acid residues lysine and arginine. Both the amino acid residues carry positive charges in their side chains. Histones are organised to form a unit of eight molecules called histone octamer.