If you want to affect chromatin packaging, which amino acid could you mutate to affect both histone acetylation and methylation patterns?
A)arginine
B)methionine
C)histidine
D)lysine
E)asparagine

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Lysine is the amino acid that is directly involved in both histone acetylation and methylation patterns through the addition of either an acetyl group or a methyl group, respectively. Therefore, mutating lysine would affect both processes.

If You Want to Affect Chromatin Packaging, Which Amino Acid