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Why might chromatin be tangled in the nucleus?
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Why might chromatin be tangled in the nucleus?

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During the portions of the cell cycle when the cell is not dividing, the chromosomes are extended and much of their chromatin exists as long, thin tangled threads on the nucleus so that individual chromosomes cannot be easily distinguished.
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