DNA condensation is used to block the transcription and translation of a number of genes. It is part of "epigenetics" by condensation of the DNA the polymerase can no longer bind.
Chromosomes are structures in the nucleus of the cell which contain DNA and can best be seen when the cell is dividing.
The nuclear membrane is intact and DNA is in chromatin form during interphase, specifically in the G1, S, and G2 phases. During this time, the cell is not dividing and the DNA is in a less condensed, relaxed state, allowing for transcription and replication. This stage prepares the cell for mitosis, where the DNA will later condense into chromosomes.
Proteins like histones help condense chromosomes by wrapping DNA around them to form nucleosomes. This compacts the DNA into a more condensed structure, making it easier to fit inside the cell's nucleus and regulate gene expression.
sister chromatids (after DNA replication, but before dividing)
Yes, you can think of chromosomes tightly wound up DNA and chromatin as unwound DNA.
Before replication occurs, DNA is condensed into chromosomes.
DNA forms nucleosomes (beads on the string) by combining histone proteins, nucleosomes condense into chromatins before it forms Chromosomes
Chromosomes are structures in the nucleus of the cell which contain DNA and can best be seen when the cell is dividing.
In the S-phase of interphase. "S" stands for synthesis.
Before mitosis and meiosis, DNA is loose in the form of chromatin, then it coils into chromosomes right before the mitosis and meiosis.
A chromosome
The nuclear membrane is intact and DNA is in chromatin form during interphase, specifically in the G1, S, and G2 phases. During this time, the cell is not dividing and the DNA is in a less condensed, relaxed state, allowing for transcription and replication. This stage prepares the cell for mitosis, where the DNA will later condense into chromosomes.
Proteins like histones help condense chromosomes by wrapping DNA around them to form nucleosomes. This compacts the DNA into a more condensed structure, making it easier to fit inside the cell's nucleus and regulate gene expression.
DNA condenses into chromosomes during the prophase stage of cell division.
During interphase, which precedes mitosis, the cell grows and replicates its DNA in the nucleus. This prepares the cell for division by ensuring that each daughter cell receives a complete set of genetic material.
sister chromatids (after DNA replication, but before dividing)
as soon as histones are put in solution with DNA it begins to condense. Just by being there the positively charged histones are attracted to the negatively charged DNA. DNA wraps around histones and other structural proteins condensing to metaphase chromosomes.