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The region in which the DNA is wrapped around a cluster of histone proteins is called:

ANucleosome

BMesosome

CDesmosome

DCentrosome

Answer:

A. Nucleosome

Read Explanation:

A nucleosome is a repeating unit of DNA and histone proteins that forms the basic structural unit of DNA packaging in eukaryotes. DNA is wrapped around a histone octamer, which is made up of two copies each of the histone proteins H2A, H2B, H3, and H4.


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