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DNA is stored in threadlike, tangled structures called chromatin within the nucleus of a cell. The the chromatin forms into chromosomes during mitosis. Heredity information carried in the chromosomes is passed into the two newly formed cells each time a cell divides.

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What structure is composed of DNA and protein?

Chromatin is the structure composed of DNA and proteins found in the nucleus of a cell. It helps to package and organize the genetic material (DNA) in a compact and functional way.


How many times does DNA wrap around a histone in chromatin structure?

In chromatin structure, DNA wraps around a histone protein about 1.65 times.


What is a structure in the nucleus that contains hereditary material?

Chromatin


What a structure in the nucleus that contains hereditary material?

Chromatin


Which protein essential for chromatin formation is?

Histones are essential proteins for chromatin formation. They help in packaging DNA into the chromatin structure by wrapping around the DNA and organizing it into nucleosomes.


The assembly of ribosomes begins in a small dense structure called the chromatin true or false?

False. The assembly of ribosomes begins in a small dense structure called the nucleolus, not the chromatin.


How is DNA packaged into a chromosome?

DNA is packaged into a chromosome by wrapping around proteins called histones, forming a structure known as chromatin. This chromatin then coils and condenses to create the compact structure of a chromosome.


Is naked DNA called chromatin?

No, naked DNA is not called chromatin. Chromatin refers to the complex of DNA and proteins that make up a chromosome. Naked DNA refers to DNA that is not associated with proteins or organized into chromatin structure.


What is a threadlike structure in a nucleus?

Chromatin, the nuclei's DNA when its not undergoing mitosis.


When does chromatin condenses and forms rodlike structure occur?

I don't lnow


What structure of cell's nucleus holds the heredity information?

chromatin or chromosomes


What structure will the chromatin become in mitosis?

The chromatin in the cell becomes chromosomes in prophase, the first stage of mitosis. The chromatin coils tightly together to form into separate chromosome strands during this phase.

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