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What is the purpose of coiling and supercoiling in DNA?
To eventually form chromosomes
Why does DNA need to be condensed inside the nucleus of a human cell?
To fit inside the nucleus due to its length
What are the components of chromatin?
DNA and Histones
List the components of a nucleotide.
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Provide two kinds of nucleic acids.
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What are the two purines nitrogenous bases found in DNA?
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What is the structure formed by a core of 8 histones in DNA?
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What is the point of attachment between two sister chromatids in a chromosome called?
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Which nitrogenous base is unique to RNA and not found in DNA?
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Who proposed the 'double helical model' of DNA?
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What serves to attach a chromosome to spindle fibers during cell division?
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