By weight, chromatin consists roughly of

A) 1/3 DNA, 1/3 histones, and 1/3 nonhistones.
B) 1/3 DNA and 2/3 acidic proteins.
C) 1/2 DNA, 1/4 histones, and 1/4 basic proteins.
D) 1/4 DNA, 1/4 RNA, 1/4 histones, and 1/4 nonhistones.


A) 1/3 DNA, 1/3 histones, and 1/3 nonhistones.

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