A-LevelBiologyNucleic acids and protein synthesis9700/12 · May/June 2017 · Q171 Mark
The diagram shows part of the organisation of a DNA molecule and the associated histones. [Diagram of DNA packaging with labels P, Q, R] Which statement about the features labelled P, Q and R during prophase of mitosis is correct?
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AThe coiled DNA molecule forms Q and wraps around the histones of R to form small clusters held in place by histone P.
BThe groups of histones, P, and its associated DNA, Q, move closer together as the chromosome condenses around R.
CThe histones P and R are made of protein around which the DNA molecule, Q, is wrapped so that the DNA molecule can fit inside the nucleus.
DThe linked groups of histones P and R and the associated DNA, Q, form strands that fold and twist together to form a chromatid.
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D: The linked groups of histones P and R and the associated DNA, Q, form strands that fold and twist together to form a chromatid.
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