One histone modification that is seen consistently inmany species is the addition of an acetyl group to thetwelfth lysine in the H4 protein. If you were a geneticist working on yeast and had a clone of the H4 gene,what could you do to test whether the acetylation atthis specific lysine was necessary for the functioningof chromatin?

One histone modification that is seen consistently inmany species is the addition of an acetyl group to thetwelfth lysine in the H4 protein. If you were a geneticist working on yeast and had a clone of the H4 gene,what could you do to test whether the acetylation atthis specific lysine was necessary for the functioningof chromatin?

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Chapter29: Transcription And The Regulation Of Gene Expression

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