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Before genetic information within the nucleus is condensed into chromosomes, we refer to this threadlike, unraveled DNA and protein as

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Each chromosome consists of a single, enormously long linear DNA molecule associated with proteins that fold and pack the fine DNA thread into a more compact structure. The complex of DNA and protein is called chromatin (from the Greek chroma, “color,” because of its staining properties).
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