What are the chromatin filaments?
Chromatin filaments are the structures consisting of DNA and the proteins of chromatin. The DNA as such is a very long structure. The DNA consists of building blocks that are arranged in a certain order and thus store the genetic information.
As the DNA is wrapped around the histones, a thread-like structure is created, which is however shorter than the DNA itself. The other DNA-binding proteins contained in the chromatin lead to a further shortening. Chromatin threads, or chromatin fibres, are therefore a thread-like complex of DNA and the proteins involved in the compression of the DNA. The following topic might also be interesting for you: Telomeres – Anatomy, Function & Diseases
