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DNA must be compacted over 100,000-fold to fit inside the cell. It achieves this through hierarchical packaging. First, DNA wraps around histone proteins to form nucleosomes, which further condense into a 30nm chromatin fiber. Multiple levels of coiling and looping of the fiber then allow for the over 1,000,000-fold compaction of DNA into condensed chromosomes. This packaging makes DNA accessible for processes while also fitting inside the cell.
- Author
- Hoor Ul Ain Rounaq
- Language
- EN