Which statement is accurate?

A. Human cells contain 46 genes; another name for a gene is a nucleosome.
B. DNA is made up entirely of genes; a chromosome is the unwoven form of chromatin.
C. A sequence of nucleotides in DNA constitutes a gene; DNA and associated proteins form chromatin.
D. Each nucleotide in a gene is bound by hydrogen to the next nucleotide in the sequence; chromatin is a nitrogenous base.


Answer: C

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