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| Modern Genetic Analysis Chapter 2. The Structure of Genes and Genomes The Nature of Genomes Figure 2-10. Chromosomes in a eukaryotic nucleus. Chromo-somes are in an extended form in the active stages of the cell cycle but contract in preparation for cell division. This photograph shows the chromosomes starting to contract but nevertheless conveys an impression of how the chromo-somes look in their extended state. (Anthony Griffiths.)

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