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In humans, DNA segments condense into 46 large structures called

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chromosomes

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To store this important material, DNA molecules are tightly packed around proteins called histones to make structures called chromosomes. Human beings have 23 pairs of chromosomes in every cell, which makes 46 chromosomes in total.

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