The nucleoplasm is the inner mass of the nucleus. In a nondividing cell, it contains genetic material called chromatin. Chromatin consists of a combination of DNA and protein, and is the uncoiled, tangled mass of chromosomes (“colored bodies”) containing the hereditary information in segments of DNA called genes. During cell division, each chromosome coils tightly, which makes the chromosome visible when viewed through a light microscope.
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