DNA is packaged because otherwise it is
Too short it be manipulated during cell division
Too long to manipulated during cell division
Too long to fit in the nucleus
Resistant to replication
Packaging of DNA Helix -
If the length of DNA double helix in typical mammalian cell is calculated, it comes out to be 2.2 metres.
- wherein
A length that is far greater than dimension of a typical nucleus ( 10-6 m)