A researcher found a method she could use to manipulate and quantify phosphorylation and methylation in embryonic cells in culture.In one set of experiments she succeeded in decreasing methylation of histone tails.Which of the following results would she most likely see?
A)increased chromatin condensation
B)decreased chromatin condensation
C)activation of histone tails for enzymatic function
D)decreased binding of transcription factors

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Decreasing methylation of histone tails would likely result in decreased chromatin condensation, as methylation typically promotes a more condensed chromatin structure. The other options are less likely to be directly affected by changes in histone methylation.

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