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what is the molecule that dna wraps around to become chromosomes?
ribosomes
lipids
histones
rna
DNA wraps around histone proteins to form a structure called a nucleosome, which is a fundamental unit of chromatin. Chromatin is further coiled and organized to form chromosomes. Ribosomes are involved in protein - synthesis, lipids are a class of biomolecules with various functions not related to DNA packaging, and RNA has different roles such as messenger, transfer, and ribosomal RNA but is not what DNA wraps around to form chromosomes.
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C. histones