Which of the following statements is TRUE of histones?
A) Each nucleosome consists of two molecules of histone H1.
B) Histone H1 is not present in the nucleosome bead; instead, it draws the nucleosomes together.
C) The carboxyl end of each histone extends outward from the nucleosome and is called a "histone tail."
D) Histones are found in mammals but not in other animals or in plants or fungi.

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Histone H1 is known as the linker histone, which is not part of the core nucleosome structure but is involved in the higher-order structure of chromatin by binding to the DNA between nucleosomes and helping to compact the chromatin structure.

Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE of Histones