Highly condensed portions of the chromatin are called:
Correct answer: B. Heterochromatin
- A. Euchromatin
- B. Heterochromatin
- C. Nucleosome
- D. Super coils
- E. None of these
Explanation
Highly condensed portions of chromatin are called heterochromatin. Euchromatin is the uncondensed portion of DNA. The nucleosome is the fundamental subunit of the chromatin. Super coils refer to the multiple folds the DNA undergoes for it to be compressed enough to be incorporated in the nucleus.
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Chromosomes are DNA-protein structures that carry genes and become visible during cell division. Coverage includes chromatin, centromeres, sister chromatids, homologous chromosomes, chromosome number, and the distinction between diploid and haploid cells, with links to DNA replication, mitosis and meiosis.
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