Are chromosomes visible during interphase? Please explain!
(anything besides/including 'the DNA has not been replicated yet, and they are in the form of long, thin strands'?)
2007-03-15 14:14:57 · 3 answers · asked by l3lackitty 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
No, chromosomes are not visible in interphase.
Chromosomes only become visible during prophase of mitosis when they wind up into shorter and thicker coils that are thick enough to see with a microscope.
The thin, long strands of chromatin are the normal form of chromosomes, and that's what it looks like during interphase. Under the microscope it just looks like little dots or grains or maybe blobs.
2007-03-15 14:21:13 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Well...the long, thin strands are called chromatin. Chromatin is the material of which the chromosomes of organisms are composed of. However, the chromosomes are not visible during interphase although chromatin is evident.
2007-03-15 14:22:55 · answer #2 · answered by Rachelina 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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Are chromosomes visible during interphase?
Are chromosomes visible during interphase? Please explain!
(anything besides/including 'the DNA has not been replicated yet, and they are in the form of long, thin strands'?)
2015-08-02 01:36:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
During interphase, the chromosomes are not visible. They are uncoiled. When the DNA is in this uncoiled form it’s called chromatin.
2007-03-15 14:31:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋