The function of condensin is to
A) cause the chromosomes to uncompact following mitosis.
B) coat the chromosomes and condense them into heterochromatin through the compaction of radial loops.
C) hold the DNA to the histone proteins in the nucleosome core particle.
D) trigger DNA to be compacted in a nucleosome core particle.
E) None of the answers are correct.

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Condensin is a protein complex that plays a critical role in organizing and condensing chromosomes during cell division. It coats the chromosomes and compacts them into heterochromatin through the formation of radial loops. It does not uncompact the chromosomes following mitosis or hold DNA to histone proteins in the nucleosome core particle. It also does not trigger DNA to be compacted in a nucleosome core particle.

The Function of Condensin Is to