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Question
Differentiate between
Chromatin and Chromosome.
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Solution
| Chromatin | Chromosome | |
| (i) | Uncondensed form of nucleoprotein. | Condensed form of nucleoprotein. |
| (ii) | Seen in interphase stage of cell division. | Seen in M-phase. |
| (iii) | Control of metabolic activities. | Vehicles of heredity. |
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