Which of the following statements in TRUE?

A. Many active genes are found in euchromatin, because proteins involved in transcription can easily access these regions of DNA.
B. Euchromatin, found in interphase cells, is readily visible and easily viewed.
C. A region of DNA is either heterochromatin or euchromatin, it cannot go back and forth between the two forms.
D. When DNA is being replicated, the chromosomes are composed chiefly of heterochromatin.
E. All choices are correct.


A. Many active genes are found in euchromatin, because proteins involved in transcription can easily access these regions of DNA.

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