Creating chromosomes

"We control their chromosomes."

- Henry Wu

is DNA bound to proteins like s and s. A separate piece of chromatin in cells is called a . These DNA binding proteins serve a number of functions.


 * to package DNA into a smaller volume to fit in the cell
 * to strengthen the DNA to allow cell division
 * to prevent DNA damage
 * to control and DNA replication

During the DNA synthesis no chromatin is created, but naked DNA. Before the dinosaurs can be cloned, this DNA has to be packaged by proteins to form chromosomes.

Jurassic Park media
No Jurassic Park media mentions how chromosomes are created from ancient DNA.

Chromatin formation
Studies have shown that short fragments of naked DNA which are placed in plasma taken from cells can bind to the histones in the plasma and form functional chromatin.