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BookmarkThe DNA which carries genetic information in cells is normally packaged in the form of one or more large macromolecules called chromosomes.
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A chromosome is, minimally, a very long, continuous piece of DNA, which contains many genes, regulatory elements and other intervening nucleotide sequences..
For more information about the topic Chromosome, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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Somatic cell — A somatic cell is generally taken to mean any cell forming the body of an organism. Somatic cells, by definition, are not germline cells. In mammals, ... > read more
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