They may be called several things. They could be called Chromosomes (however these are when the genetic information has been aggregated into bodies (usually resembling an X). It can be called DNA...
Chromosomes
Chromosomes :)
DNA is threadlike, but it's packaged into chromatin when the cell is operating normally and chromosomes when the cell is dividing.
chromosomes.
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