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Chromatin

life science Maturity 11-13

Your body has tiny bits of code.

Chromosome en.svg
Chromosome en.svg
These bits are very long. They wrap around little balls to stay small. This helps them fit in your cells. It is like a long string on a bead.
Nucleosome 1KX5 2.png
Nucleosome 1KX5 2.png
Can you imagine tiny beads inside you?

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File:Chromatin Structures.png
Chromatin Structures.png
File:Nucleosome 1KX5 2.png
Nucleosome 1KX5 2.png
File:30nm Chromatin Structures.png
30nm Chromatin Structures.png
File:Chromosome en.svg
Chromosome en.svg
Emerging_Evidence_of_Chromosome_Folding_by...
File:Basic units of chromatin structure.svg
Basic units of chromatin structure.svg
File:A-DNA, B-DNA and Z-DNA.png
A-DNA, B-DNA and Z-DNA.png
File:Nucleus & Chromatin Territorial Structure.jpg
Nucleus & Chromatin Territorial Structure.jpg
File:NHGRI human male karyotype.png
NHGRI human male karyotype.png
File:Condensation and resolution of human sister chromatids in early mitosis.svg
Condensation and resolution of human...
File:Heterochromatic versus euchromatic nuclei.jpg
Heterochromatic versus euchromatic nuclei.jpg
File:Well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor with salt-and-pepper chromatin.png
Well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor...

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