How are the long DNA molecules found in eukaryotes packed into short chromosomes?

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maxxal22
Nov 4, 2017

using histones

Explanation:

The ling DNA strands are wrapped around proteins called histones.
![https://www.nature.com/nsmb/journal/v20/n6/full/http://nsmb.2581.html](https://useruploads.socratic.org/oDGcrplyTIifY5wryXeA_nsmb.2581-F1.jpg)

This has the added bonus of protecting the DNA against outside influences

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