Histones Are

Multiple Choice

Histones are

A) found primarily in prokaryotic cells and not in mammalian cells.
B) believed to bind with rRNA in the formation of ribosomes.
C) acidic proteins containing a high proportion of glutamic and aspartic acid.
D) basic proteins containing a high proportion of lysine and arginine.
E) proteins that control the rate of translation of mRNA into a protein molecule.