Cell nucleus

What is the cell nucleus?

Nucleus functions

organizes hereditary material on chromosomes

condenses DNA in cell divisions

duplicates the genetic material

transports substances through its pores

regulates the functioning of the cell

Nucleus parts

nuclear envelope

nucleolus

nucleoplasm

chromatin

Histones

Protein in which DNA is wound, allowing it to be compacted and fit inside the cell nucleus

DNA

It is made up of basic chemical components called nucleotides. The four types of nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides are: adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C)

ribosomes

is an organelle that contains the DNA that resides on the chromosome that contains