The degree to which chromatin is compacted greatly affects its accessibility for transcription, and thus, gene expression.
What is Transcription?
This is the process which involves copying a segment of DNA into RNA in organisms.
When chromatin is condensed, DNA becomes less accessible for transcription factors and vice versa which was why it was chosen as the most appropriate choice.
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