In tertiary structure of $DNA$, what is a histone octamer?

A complex consisting of eight positively charged histone proteins (two of each $H2A, H2B, H3 and H4$) that aid in the packaging of $DNA.$

  • A

    A complex consisting of eight negatively charged histone proteins (two of each $\mathrm{H} 2 \mathrm{~A}, \mathrm{H} 2 \mathrm{~B}, \mathrm{H} 3$ and $\mathrm{H} 4$ ) that aid in the packaging of DNA.

  • B

    A complex consisting of eight negatively charged histone proteins (two of each $\mathrm{H} 2 \mathrm{~A}, \mathrm{H} 2 \mathrm{~B}, \mathrm{H} 3$ and $\mathrm{H} 4$ ) that aid in the packaging of DNA.

  • C

    A complex consisting of nine positively charged histone proteins (H1 and two of each $\mathrm{H} 2 \mathrm{~A}, \mathrm{H} 2 \mathrm{~B}, \mathrm{H} 3$ and $\mathrm{H} 4$ ) that aid in the packaging DNA.

  • D

    A complex consisting of nine negatively charged histone proteins (H1 and two of each $\mathrm{H} 2 \mathrm{~A}, \mathrm{H} 2 \mathrm{~B}, \mathrm{H} 3$ and $\mathrm{H} 4)$ that aid in the packaging of DNA.

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