the DNA that makes up the cell's chromosomes can be tightly compacted into a structure that is visible under a microscope, or it can be more loosely distributed and resemble a pile of string.

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

Each human body cell contains 46 chromosomes. These can be arranged into 23 pairs. Each chromosome in a pair carries the same types of genes. The 23rd pair are the sex chromosomes: In females ...

Others cells in your body contain 46 chromosomes: 23 from your father and 23 from your mother. Your egg (or sperm) cells contain only half that number—a total of 23 chromosomes. When an egg and ...

Scientists at EMBL have captured how human chromosomes fold into their signature rod shape during cell division, using a ...

But where and how does the famous double helix fit into chromosomes ... Within every cell (except red blood cells) is a nucleus -- a sphere-like structure separated from the rest of the cell ...

The five phases of mitosis and cell division tightly coordinate the movements of hundreds of proteins. How did early biologists unravel this complex dance of chromosomes? The most obvious ...

The diagram shows the relationship between the cell, its nucleus, the chromosomes in the nucleus, and genes. The order that these bases are found in the genes determines the order of the amino ...

Dr Tatini Rakshit, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, highlights how innovative approaches like chromosome analysis and AFM could signific ...