Ultrastructure of a condensed chromosome-like structure in a cyanobacterium

Friday, October 21, 2016 - 05:31 in Biology & Nature

Eukaryotic cells, including human cells, form paired condensed chromosomes before cell division. The paired chromosomes are then equally divided into daughter cells. Prokaryotic cells, including bacteria, do not have such a DNA distribution system.

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