What is the difference between DNA and chromatin?

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DNA:
DNA stores instructions for making other large molecules, called proteins.
Chromatin:
Chromatin is a protein that forms chromosomes within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.
Differences between DNA and chromatin:
DNA Chromatin
DNA is the information molecule.
Chromatin is a complex of DNA.
2. It is distributed among 46 long structures called chromosomes
2. Chromatin fibers are coiled and condensed to form chromosomes.
3. Chromosomes are made up of thousands of shorter segments of DNA, called genes.
3. The structure of chromatin is called nucleosomes that comprise DNA, which is wrapped with 8 proteins termed histones

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DNA	Chromatin
DNA is the information molecule.	Chromatin is a complex of DNA.
2. It is distributed among 46 long structures called chromosomes	2. Chromatin fibers are coiled and condensed to form chromosomes.
3. Chromosomes are made up of thousands of shorter segments of DNA, called genes.	3. The structure of chromatin is called nucleosomes that comprise DNA, which is wrapped with 8 proteins termed histones