Chromatin Flashcards
1
Q
What is chromatin?
A
When a cell is not dividing and its DNA is wound around proteins called “HISTONES” to form a LOOSE network of “beads on a string” called chromatin
2
Q
Chromatin is scattered throughout the cytoplasm of a cell
A
FALSE. It is scattered throughout the NUCLEUS.
3
Q
When a cell is dividing to form two DAUGHTER cells and chromatin threads coil and condense to form dense, rodlike bodies called ___
A
Chromosomes
