New mechanisms of self-organization in living cells
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 07:00
in Biology & Nature
Chromosomes are structures inside cell nuclei that carry a large part of the genetic information and are responsible for its storage, transfer and implementation. Chromosomes are formed from a very long DNA molecule—a double chain of a plurality of genes. Given that the diameter of the cell nucleus is usually around hundredth of a millimeter or even less, while the total length of DNA composing the human genome is about two meters, it is clear that DNA must be packaged very tightly.