Which of the following is not a mechanism used by bacteria to condense their DNA?
A) Super coiling.
B) Packaging the DNA with histone proteins.
C) Looping of the DNA.
D) Increase or decrease the number of turns in the DNA.
E) Anchoring the DNA loops with DNA-binding proteins.

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Bacteria do not use histone proteins to condense their DNA. Histone proteins are used in eukaryotes for DNA packaging. Bacteria instead use other mechanisms such as supercoiling, looping, and DNA binding proteins for condensation of their DNA.

Which of the Following Is Not a Mechanism Used by Bacteria