Some types of cancer are able to progress because certain normally active genes are repressed. An anticancer drug was developed to counteract this by functioning as a histone deacetylase inhibitor. Such an agent will _______ and thus _______ the expression of genes.
A) halt acetylation of histones; repress
B) stimulate acetylation of histones; activate
C) halt removal of acetyl groups on histones; activate
D) stimulate removal of acetyl groups on histones; repress
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