The nucleus of a call contains over a meter of DNA . How can all of this DNA fit inside a single cell ?

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Avi Turner · Answer 1 · 2019-08-25T01:26:30+0000

The DNA is coiled extremely tightly around proteins called histones, like a thread on a spool. When DNA is wrapped around a a group of histones, it is called a nucleosome.

The nucleus of a call contains over a meter of DNA . How can all of this DNA fit inside a single cell ?

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