Question:
Describe the formation of visible chromosomes (under light microscopes) from the double helix structure
Author: B. LeeAnswer:
In the nucleus - double helix structure of DNA is wrapped around histones to form nucleosomes, which form 'beads on a string DNA' - Nucleosomes tightly packs into solenoid structure, forming 30nm fibres - Fibres are compacted into several hierarchical loops to create highly condensed structure which is visible
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