What would most likely result from histone acetylation and DNA methylation of the same section of a DNA molecule?

a. The nucleosomes would tightly coiled but remain transcriptionally active.
b. Histone acetylation would cancel out epigenetic changes caused by DNA methylation.
c. The histones would separate, but the exposed genes would not be transcribed.
d. This combination of acetylation and methylation triggers histone replication.


c. The histones would separate, but the exposed genes would not be transcribed.

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