What is the difference between chromosomes and chromatin?
Chromosome:
Chromatin:
Chromosomes | Chromatin |
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Chromosomes are formed of hyper-condensed chromatin fibers. | Chromatin is composed of nucleosomes. |
Thick, compact, structures formed of paired chromatids joined at the centromere. | Thin, long, uncoiled structure formed of several nucleosome molecules. |
They form the natural state in which DNA exists in a cell. | They are found in the nucleoplasm only during cell division. |
Chromosomes are paired. | Chromatin is single, unpaired fiber. |