When a eukaryotic cell is not undergoing mitosis, the DNA and its associated proteins appear as a visible thread-like mass called the
A)nuclear envelope.
B)nucleosome.
C)nucleolus.
D)nucleoplasm.
E)chromatin.

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During interphase, when the eukaryotic cell is not undergoing mitosis, the DNA and its associated proteins are in the form of chromatin. Chromatin is a visible thread-like mass that is less condensed and more dispersed than during mitosis when it condenses into visible chromosomes. The nuclear envelope, nucleosome, nucleolus, and nucleoplasm are also components of a eukaryotic cell but are not specific to the appearance of DNA during interphase.

When a Eukaryotic Cell Is Not Undergoing Mitosis, the DNA