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What is the X structure called in a DNA structure

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Chromosomes are in the shape of an x with a centromere at the intersection and two sister chromatids at either end with each tip capped of with telomeres to stop fraying and to stop them from sticking to each other. The chromosome is composed of histone proteins wrapped in DNA condensed to make chromatin and then shaped into the x formation of a chromosome.
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DNA Chromosomes are often recognised and depicted as X-Shaped structures

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