| 1. | nucleolus in a nucleus |
| 2. | heterochromatic inactivated X chromosome in females |
| 3. | nucleosome in chromatin |
| 4. | tetrad of paired homologs in first meiosis |
| Statement I: | The negatively charged DNA is wrapped around the positively charged histone octamer to form a structure called a nucleosome. |
| Statement II: | A typical nucleosome contains 200 bp of DNA helix. |
| 1. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |
| 2. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |
| 3. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
| 4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |
| Assertion (A): | On one strand the replication of DNA is continuous, while on the other, it is discontinuous. |
| Reason (R): | The discontinuously synthesised fragments are later joined by the enzyme DNA ligase. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A). |
| 2. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 3. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |