NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

EMBRYOLOGY

CHROMOSOMES AND CELL DIVISIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
DNA when it is in long string like strands.
A
chromatin
B
gene
C
chromosome
D
chromatid
E
centromere
Explanation: 

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.

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