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Genetics online exhibit
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DNA to Chromosome
You have 46 long strands of DNA in each of your cells. When the strands aren't lying loose in the nucleus, they pack into bunches called chromosomes. This is an actual picture of an chromosome taken with a very powerful microscope.
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You have 46 long strands of DNA in each of your cells. When the strands
aren't lying loose in the nucleus, they pack into bunches called
chromosomes. This is an actual picture of an chromosome taken with a very powerful microscope.