Section 1
Cell Division
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The Role of the Cell Cycle
The cell cycle allows multiicellular organisms to grow and divide and single-celled organisms to reproduce.
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Genomic DNA and Chromosomes
The genome of an organism consists of its entire complement of DNA, which encodes the genes that control the organism's characteristics.
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Eukaryotic Chromosomal Structure and Compaction
Chromosomes must coil to pack DNA into the cell during cell division, a process involving 3 levels of compaction.