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It is more compact and is protected against certains types of damage.
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What is found in a non-dividing cell?
either the G (growth) 1 phase - pre-DNA synthesis, or the S phase - the period of DNA replication, or the G2 phase - post DNA synthesis, but not the M (mitosis) phase. If a cell cycle is 24 hours, the above phases take these times: G1: 10 hours, S: 9 hours, G2: 4 hours and M phase occurs in one hour.
Which membrane bound organelle is used to store nucleic acids within a eukaryotic cell?
The nucleus is the holder of DNA, while RNA is present throughout the cytoplasm of the cell.
What is happens during the s phase of the cell cycle?
DNA is replicated.
Why is DNA important to life?
so if there is a crime, police and invstigators can find out who did the crime because anything that they touch, they leave their DNA
How are characteristics transferred to the next generation?
DNA determines what characteristics the cell would have. When a cell divides, the chromosomes containing DNA are split in half. Half of the DNA from the original cell is carried by each of the resulting cells.
What is the name for the structure in the nucleus of the cell which contains DNA and can be best seen when the cell is dividing?
Chromosomes are structures in the nucleus of the cell which contain DNA and can best be seen when the cell is dividing.
What forrm do you find DNA in when the cell is dividing?
It is condensed into chromosomes.
What is the physical structure of the DNA in a non-dividing cell?
Double helix
Where can you find DNA in a non - dividing cell?
anywhere example skin
What is the dividing stage?
Interphase is considered non-dividing, but that doesn't mean that the cell's organelles and DNA aren't replicating.
What is the name of the process of a cell dividing into 4 cells with half the DNA?
Meiosis.
In which form is the DNA present in a cell when the cell is not dividing?
During G1 and G2 DNA is in the form of nucleosomes - or 10nm fibre.
Information for the operation of the cell is encoded in linear structures called?
DNA is threadlike, but it's packaged into chromatin when the cell is operating normally and chromosomes when the cell is dividing.
Can cells reproduce without dividing?
no because the new cell would not have the necesarry DNA
What does the DNA look like in a cell that is ready to divide?
When cells are not actively dividing, the DNA just looks like grainy blobs.
Why must cells be able to both transcribe and replicate their DNA?
The DNA only needs to replicate if the cell is going to divide. In a dividing cell the DNA must replicate in order to provide a complete copy of the genome to each new cell.
How is the DNA in prokaryote different from the DNA from the eukaryote?
DNA in prokaryotes is circular and in the cell itself, while the DNA of eukaryotes is coiled and in the nucleus (organelle) of the cell.
