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What are chorosomes?

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Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells. Each chromosome is made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) passed from parents to offspring. DNA contains the specific instructions that make each type of living creature unique.
During the later stages of cell division the chromatids separate longitudinally to become individual chromosomes.


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