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The DNA fits into our cells nucleus (even though, unraveled, it is over 2 meters long) because of the complex shape it is in. It is not tangled at ALL surprisingly! It's called Cellular something.... Sorry.. I dunno the exact name of the shape but I'd bet if you look it up on the net, you'd find some cool pictures.
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DNA is packaged and condensed into a complex structure called chromatin by wrapping around histone proteins. This compaction allows the long DNA molecule to fit inside the nucleus of a cell. Additionally, DNA can undergo further coiling and folding during cell division to form densely packed chromosomes.
As your question implies, if the DNA in one of your cells was stretched out, it would be over 3 feet long. The DNA is coiled around histone protein complexes called nucleosomes which effectively decreases the length of the DNA molecules (analogous to a slinky toy). The histone proteins are positively charged due to the amino acids lysine and arginine and the DNA is negatively charged due to the phosphate groups.
Ron Baker, Ph.D.
DNA is *extremely* small; remember, when you see that double-helix shape, those are molecules!
In addition to being extremely small, DNA also coils up into chromosomes like a coil of wire. The concept that if you stretched a single cell's DNA out, it would reach extremely far is TRUE, but it can be very misleading.
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What is inside of the cells nucleus?
DNA which stands for DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
What happens to a cell's DNA prior to cell division?
It replicates.
What is the DNA in inside the cell?
Its just called DNA or Deoxyribonucleic Acid. And you can find it in the nucleus, an compartiment in the cell
Where inside a cell is a DNA found?
nucleus
What found inside the nucleus of the cell?
DNA
What part of the plant cell controls what happens inside?
The nucleus controls what happens inside the cell. Nucleus contains genetic information in its chromosomes. DNA and RNA are the nucleic acids found in the nucleus. The genetic information coded in the DNA molecules is interpreted through RNA to control the cell metabolism.The nucleus controls what happens inside the cell. Nucleus contains genetic information in its chromosomes. DNA and RNA are the nucleic acids found in the nucleus. The genetic information coded in the DNA molecules is interpreted through RNA to control the cell metabolism.
What happens to a host cell when a virus replicates inside it?
the virus is integrate inti the DNA of the host cell and is latent.
What is inside of the cells nucleus?
DNA which stands for DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
Is DNA a cell or not a cell?
DNA is a chemical compound. It forms the largest single molecules inside cells (and most viruses) and stores the information used to make and operate the cell.
What is found inside the nucleus inside a cell?
DNA
Where inside the cell is the DNA?
Chromatin
Source of DNA for a bacterium?
inside the cell there is a tiny strand of DNA
How large is DNA?
There is approximately 6ft of DNA inside a single cell.
What happens to a cell's DNA prior to cell division?
It replicates.
Where are the 2 places you will find DNA in a cell?
You will find DNA inside the cell nucleus, where it is organized into chromosomes. Additionally, DNA can also be found in the mitochondria of the cell.
Where inside a cell is a DNA found?
nucleus
What found inside the nucleus of the cell?
DNA
