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The DNA fits into our cells nucleus (even though, unraveled, it is over 2 meters long) because of the complex shape it is in. It is not tangled at ALL surprisingly! It's called Cellular something.... Sorry.. I dunno the exact name of the shape but I'd bet if you look it up on the net, you'd find some cool pictures.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoAs your question implies, if the DNA in one of your cells was stretched out, it would be over 3 feet long. The DNA is coiled around histone protein complexes called nucleosomes which effectively decreases the length of the DNA molecules (analogous to a slinky toy). The histone proteins are positively charged due to the amino acids lysine and arginine and the DNA is negatively charged due to the phosphate groups.
Ron Baker, Ph.D.
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∙ 14y agoDNA is *extremely* small; remember, when you see that double-helix shape, those are molecules!
In addition to being extremely small, DNA also coils up into chromosomes like a coil of wire. The concept that if you stretched a single cell's DNA out, it would reach extremely far is TRUE, but it can be very misleading.
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∙ 12y agoDNA is tightly would around the protein histone and histone forms even tighter complexes that are capable of packing all the DNA into the nucleus.
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What is inside of the cells nucleus?
DNA which stands for DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
Does DNA have a cell membrane?
DNA is inside the cells Nucleus so how could it have a "cell" membrane? Aha! You didn't know that did you? You. DNA are what fills up the middle of a nucleus inside of a cell. The nucleus is the "brain" of the cell.
What happens to a cell's DNA prior to cell division?
It replicates.
Where inside a cell is a DNA found?
nucleus
What found inside the nucleus of the cell?
DNA
What part of the plant cell controls what happens inside?
The nucleus controls what happens inside the cell. Nucleus contains genetic information in its chromosomes. DNA and RNA are the nucleic acids found in the nucleus. The genetic information coded in the DNA molecules is interpreted through RNA to control the cell metabolism.The nucleus controls what happens inside the cell. Nucleus contains genetic information in its chromosomes. DNA and RNA are the nucleic acids found in the nucleus. The genetic information coded in the DNA molecules is interpreted through RNA to control the cell metabolism.
What happens to a host cell when a virus replicates inside it?
the virus is integrate inti the DNA of the host cell and is latent.
What is inside of the cells nucleus?
DNA which stands for DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
What are DNA cells made of?
DNA is not a cell type. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is inside of almost all cells, in the nucleus. It holds the genetic information for the cell.
Is DNA a cell or not a cell?
DNA is a chemical compound. It forms the largest single molecules inside cells (and most viruses) and stores the information used to make and operate the cell.
What happens during transformation?
A cell takes in DNA from the outside cell. This external DNA becomes part of the cell's DNA.
What is found inside the nucleus inside a cell?
DNA
Does DNA have a cell membrane?
DNA is inside the cells Nucleus so how could it have a "cell" membrane? Aha! You didn't know that did you? You. DNA are what fills up the middle of a nucleus inside of a cell. The nucleus is the "brain" of the cell.
What happens during S phase of the cell cycle?
This is the phase in which DNA is replicated.
Where inside the cell is the DNA?
Chromatin
What inside the cell nucleus?
dna
The information in DNA is contained in what?
DNA inside Genes, Genes inside Chromosomes, Chromosones inside Necleus of a cell unless the cell is a bacteria. Bacteria dont have nuclei.
