Question

What are the set of positively charged basic proteins called as?

• A. Histidine
• B. DNA
• C. RNA
• D. Histones

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Histones

Histones are rich in basic amino acid (AA) residues such as lysine and arginine. These two amino acids carry a positive charge at their side chains. Due to this reason, histones are called as the set of positively charged basic proteins.