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Eukaryotic chromosomes contain both DNA and protein tightly packed together to form Chromatin. Chromatin consists of DNA tightly coiled around histones. DNA and histone molecules form nucleosomes. These are all part of the structure of chromosomes.

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DNA and protein packed tightly together in an eukaryote cell is called a chromatin.

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I think that it's chromatin.

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All of them.

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chromatin

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Nuculeois ?

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Eukaryotic chromosomes contain both DNA and protein tightly packed together to form a substance called?

The complex of both histone and non-histone chromosomal proteins and DNA is known as chromatin.


Do chromosomes only contain DNA?

Chromosomes of prokaryotic cell only contain DNA while chromosomes of eukaryotic cell are composed of DNA and protein.


How do you plant cells divide DNA if they don't have chromosomes?

Plants are higher level eukaryotic organisms and therefore contain chromosomes.


What is the home of a eukaryotic hereditary material?

Chromosomes contain DNA in eukariyotes.Chromosomes are inside nucleus.


What nuclear components contain the genetic code controlling cellular processes in eukaryotic cell?

Chromosomes/DNA


Where are chromosome found in a cell?

Chromosomes are found within the nucleus in eukaryotic cells and within the cytoplasm of prokaryotic cells.


How are chromosomes and chromatin related?

Chromosomes are structures within the nuclei of eukaryotic cells that contain DNA combined with proteins. Chromatin refers to the actual material of the chromosomes, the DNA plus the proteins.


What is the organelle the contains the chromosomes in eukaryotic cells?

Chromosomes are the molecules of DNA (inheritable genetic material) in each of your cells. Human cells are eukaryotic meaning that they have membrane bound organelles. The chromosomes in eukaryotic cells are enclosed within a nuclear membrane, collectively known as the nucleus. The nucleus is one of the organelles inside a eukaryotic cell.


How many cells are in a eukaryote cell?

It depends on which organism it belongs to.


What are threadlike structures in a nucleus of cells that contain genes?

chromosome


Do eukaryotic chromosomes consist of circular DNA molecules complexed with positively charged nonhistone proteins?

No. Sounds as if you are describing a prokaryote chromosome.


Do All eukaryotic karyotypes contain 46 chromosomes?

No. Different species have different numbers of chromosomes. For example, chimpanzees have 48 chromosomes, domestic cats have 38 chromosomes, and domestic dogs have 78 chromosomes. Click on the related links to see a Wiki article listing chromosome number for many different species and kinds of organisms.