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Diffrentiate between chromatin and chromosmes.

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  • The major component present inside the nucleus is genetic material of the organism, that is DNA.
  • During cell division, DNA along with some protein forms a rod-like structure called chromosome.
  • When the cell does not undergo cell division, DNA along with some proteins forms an entangled mass of thread-like structure known as chromatin.
  • Chromosome is an organised form of chromatin which is formed only during cell division.
  • DNA is a chemical substance that has all the information of the composition and characteristic of an organism.
  • DNA is made up of many functional units known as genes. Each gene carries a message of each characteristic of an organism.
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