EMBRYOLOGY
CHROMOSOMES AND CELL DIVISIONS
Question
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chromatin
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gene
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chromosome
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chromatid
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centromere
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Detailed explanation-1: -Consequently, during interphase, DNA is combined with proteins and organized into a precise, compact structure, a dense string-like fiber called chromatin, which condenses even further into chromosomes during cell division.
Detailed explanation-2: -DNA molecules first wrap around the histone proteins forming beads on string structure called nucleosomes. Nucleosomes further [inaudible] and condense/gather to form fibrous material which is called chromatin. Chromatin fibers can unwind for DNA replication and transcription.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nucleotides are arranged in two long strands that form a spiral called a double helix. The structure of the double helix is somewhat like a ladder, with the base pairs forming the ladder’s rungs and the sugar and phosphate molecules forming the vertical sidepieces of the ladder.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the nucleus of each cell, the DNA molecule is packaged into thread-like structures called chromosomes. Each chromosome is made up of DNA tightly coiled many times around proteins called histones that support its structure.