How does the large amount of DNA fit into the tiny nucleus within the microscopic cells * please help me out by answering this question correctly

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How does the large amount of DNA fit into the tiny nucleus within the microscopic cells

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They are bunched up into tightly packed chromosomes

Parth Anjaria answered Jan 21, 2019

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The DNA is packaged... it starts by being wrapped around special protein molecules (histones). This forms a nucleosome.

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