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AThe nucleoplasm
BThe nucleolus
CThe centrosome
DThe chromatin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The chromatin
1. Chromosomes are only visible and distinguishable from one another when the cell is getting ready to divide.
2. During growth and maintenance, proteins attach to the chromosomes and the whole resembles an unwound, jumbled bunch of threads.
3. That unwound protein and chromosome complex is called chromatin.
4. The term chromatin covers the material both when it is condensed and when it is decondensed.
5. The name asked for is chromatin.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 "Cell Structure", section 4.3 Eukaryotic Cells_
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