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Yes. If the helix is broken into two seprate stands then it is called RNA

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No! DNA is usually just a bunch of strings in the nucleolus of a cell. These strings of DNA are called chromatin. Chromatin only condense to form chromosomes during cell division.

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Yes, it is a double helix.

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Q: Is a chromosome a double helix of DNA?
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How many DNA molecules are in a chromosomes?

There is one double helix DNA molecule per chromosome.


When DNA is coiled and folded and twisted into short condensed strands?

When DNA is twisted it is called a double helix and when DNA is coiled folded and twisted into short consended strands it is called alpha halix


what is the shape of a DNA?

double helix


What molecule has the shape of a double strand helix?

DNA, and the shape is also known as a double helix.


How can you tell the difference between the original and replicated part of each chromosome?

In late anaphase and G1 of interphase, a chromosome is unreplicated and consists of a single DNA double helix. A replicated chromosome contains two identical DNA double helices.


Which part of DNA is double helix?

The whole DNA strand is a double helix.


What is a double helix DNA or RNA?

Both DNA and RNA can exist in the double helix form, but only DNA is completely stable as a double helix. The double helix RNA is usually only short "hairpin" sections folding back on itself, never the long essentially linear form of double helix DNA.


What are the two strands of a double stranded chromosome called?

The double helix.


What shape is DNA?

DNA is a double helix, or a twisted ladder.


What is the scientific term for the shape of the DNA strand?

The name of the shape of DNA is called double helix. There are two long strands of DNA connected in several points. These strands twist and look like a spiral or a spring.


What is the term used to describe the shape of DNA?

DNA is organized in a double-helix fashion.


What type of structure is the DNA?

Double Helix