Which of the following statements about chromatin is correc…

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Which of the following statements about chromatin is correct?

Flemming named it chromatin after staining it with acidic dyes.

During cell division, it is visible as a loose and indistinct network of fibres.

Chromatin fibres are nucleoprotein in nature.

It is composed of DNA, histones, certain nonhistone proteins, but lacks RNA.

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Chromatin contains DNA, histone proteins, non- histone proteins, and RNA. It appears as a loose and indistinct network of fibres in the interphase nucleus. It was stained by the basic dyes and was given the name chromatin by Flemming. During cell division it condenses to form chromosome.

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