What we know about the organization of DNA sequences within the chromosomes making up an organism’s genome ?

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What we know about the organization of DNA sequences within the chromosomes making up an organism’s genome ?

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Each human cell contains around 2meters of DNA which contain about 3 billion base pairs. All this enormous amount of DNA is packed in the cell which is a few micrometers in size. This can only be possible if this DNA is compactly packed in a folded manner.

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