1. How many protein subunits come together to make one histone core?
a. 6
b. 10
c. 8
d. 2
e. 4
2. What type(s) of amino acid is (are) found in histones? Why?
3. Why is the level of DNA compaction important?
4. How will the level of DNA compaction change over the life of a cell? Provide
and explain at least three specific examples.
5. Describe the difference between euchromatin and heterochromatin.
6. You are tired of living on beanie-weenies and potted meat sandwiches. To Make extra money you volunteer to be an experimental test subject.Unfortunately, there is an accident during the experiment and your body's ability
to make H1 proteins is destroyed. DESCRIBE what the doctor tells you abouthow this impacts your cells' ability to function and your prognosis.