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Tyrone Richardson
16 December, 19:13
Why is dna coiled into chromosomes in eukaryotes?
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Esmeralda Gentry
16 December, 22:05
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In eukaryotes, DNA exist as a double helix and it is coiled whereby in Prokaryotes, it is a simple circular loop. DNA is coiled into chromosomes for several reasons. Some of these include:
1) For easier transportation
2) For easier separation during cell division
3) Coiled around histone proteins subunits (this does not exist in prokaryotes), which together with DNA forms nucleosome
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