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Genes are arranged on twisted strands called?

Genes are arranged on twisted strands called chromosomes. Each chromosome contains hundreds to thousands of genes, which are the basic units of heredity and contain the instructions for building and maintaining an organism.


Distinct threadlike structures containing genetic information are called?

They may be called several things. They could be called Chromosomes (however these are when the genetic information has been aggregated into bodies (usually resembling an X). It can be called DNA (meaning deoxyribonucleic acid) which is the long strand of information made of up base pairs which resembles a twisted ladder. A small segment of that ladder which produces only one protein may be called a Gene. (from whence we get the term genetics). When DNA is being used to make pieces of the cell and produce stuff in genera, it is transcoded into RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) which is a temporary form of the genetic information which can be taken from the nucleus of the cell where the DNA is stored and turned into protein elsewhere. This form of RNA is known as Messenger (m)RNA. containing genetic information: Chromatin condenses to form chromosomes. These distinct, threadlike structures contain the genetic information or DNA.


What is a thin form of DNA twisted strands found in nondividing cells?

The answer is chromosomes.


Genes are arranged on twisted strands called what?

Genes are arranged on twisted strands called DNA. DNA is housed in the nucleus and controls the cells functions and systems.


DNA is packaged into structures called?

Answer:chromatin not chromosomes. :DIt Is Chromosomes Not Chromatin:]


What are thin long strands of DNA that are coiled folded and twisted into short condensed strands?

Thin long strands of DNA that are coiled, folded, and twisted into condensed structures are called chromosomes. Chromosomes contain genes that carry the instructions for inherited traits and are organized within the nucleus of a cell. During cell division, chromosomes are visible as distinct entities under a microscope.


What is the rod-like structures in the nucleus that contain DNA?

chromosomes, are you doing the function of the organelles worksheet? ha ha I'm doing the function of the organelles worksheet and my stupid teacher didn't teach us what the hairlike structures with the capacity for movement is and i'm not talking about the cilia. the flagella is the hairlike structure with the capacity for movements.


How is DNA arranged in the human genome and why 24?

DNA in the human genome is arranged into 24 distinct chromosomes. It is because of DNA's natural structure. DNA is composed of nucleic acids and it looks like a twisted ladder or a double helix.


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

This is called chromatin. Chromatin is the complex of DNA and proteins that forms chromosomes. The coiling and folding of DNA into chromatin helps condense the genetic material to fit within the nucleus of a cell.


Is a chromosomes a DNA molecule?

Yes, chromosomes are made of DNA and protein molecules called histones. Edit from another user: False, they're made of material called chromatin. Edit from user #3: Chromosomes and chromatin are actually the same thing, except in different form. Both chromosomes and chromatin are made up of a strand of DNA wrapped around histone protein, except chromatin is in a long and stringy form while chromosomes are a compacted and twisted version of chromatin.


Is a twisted spoon a chemical change?

Does the chemistry of the spoon change just because you bent it, or does it stay a metal spoon? That's how you know it's not a chemical change.


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The Scriptures contain "The Word of God in the very words of God", the priest reads the Gospel at Mass.