Chromosome fibers from an interphase nucleus.
Red blood cells of the newt, Triturus, were spread on a water surface and picked up with carbon-coated grids for examination in the electron microscope. The identifiable nuclear material consists entirely of long fibers having a diameter of approximately 400 to 600 A. Similar fibers have been seen in human and grasshopper chromosomes prepared in the same manner.
D002467:Cell Nucleus; D002875:Chromosomes; D004912:Erythrocytes; D006801:Humans; D007399:Interphase
CHROMOSOMES; ERYTHROCYTES