Eukaryotic chromosomes tend to be much larger than prokaryotic chromosomes. In order to package these large chromosomes into the nucleus, which family of proteins are used by the cell?(1 point)

Responses

histones
histones

transcription factors
transcription factors

DNA polymerases
DNA polymerases

RNA polymerases

1 answer

Eukaryotic chromosomes are packaged into the nucleus using histones. Histones are a family of proteins that help in the compaction and organization of DNA into chromatin, allowing the large eukaryotic chromosomes to fit within the nucleus.