Chromosome (IMAGE)

Rice University

Chromosome

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An animated GIF of a coarse-grained model shows DNA forming a helical chromosome during mitosis. Rice University scientists are using computer models to determine the forces that take place as DNA duplicates itself during cell mitosis.

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Bin Zhang/Rice University

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