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DNA, chromosomes and cells

DNA, chromosomes and cells diagram

To fit into cells, the DNA double helix is wrapped up around histone proteins and then coiled up further into into chromosomes. In eukaryotic cells, chromosomes are found in the nucleus. Mitochondria and chloroplasts also contain DNA.

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