Question

DNA (Chromatin) holds the


genetic information of the cell


the proteins for the cell

Answer 1

Close — but a small correction and clarification:

- True: DNA (organized as chromatin in the nucleus) holds the genetic information of the cell — i.e., the sequence of genes and regulatory elements that specify how the cell works.
- Clarification: DNA does not directly “hold the proteins for the cell.” Instead, DNA encodes the instructions (genes) to make proteins and RNAs. Proteins themselves are produced by translating mRNA (transcribed from DNA).
- Also: chromatin is DNA plus associated proteins (mainly histones and many non‑histone chromatin factors). Those chromatin proteins package and regulate access to the DNA and carry epigenetic marks that influence gene expression.

Suggested concise phrasing:
- “Chromatin contains the cell’s genetic information (DNA) and associated proteins that package and regulate it. DNA encodes the instructions to make the cell’s proteins.”