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DNA
________ is the genetic material in a cell and holds the instructions for the cell.
nucleus
The ________ is the most important organelle in a cell because it holds deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
mRNA
The ________ is needed because the DNA is too large and important to ever leave the nucleus.
Chromosomes
________ are condensed chromatin that make it easier for the DNA to be separated during replication.
Chromatin
________ is thin and wispy, similar to yarn.
A(n) ________ can hold around 3.5 feet of DNA in its nucleus.
typical eukaryotic cell
cell
When a(n) ________ is not reproducing, DNA is spread out in the form of chromatin.
DNA
________ can be "read "and holds the instructions that tell the cell which proteins to produce.
DNA
________ is easier to move around for replication when it is condensed into chromosomes.
DNA
In other words, chromosomes are made when ________ supercoils around histones, forming nucleosomes.
DNA
If a ribosome needs the instructions in ________, the mRNA will take the instructions in that specific snippet of DNA to the ribosome.
specialized structures within a living cell
Organelle (n.)
