Chromosome. The same points, seen from the side. Drag down to look at it from above.
About 8 MB, on this tap only
Chromosome
A chromosome is a long thread of DNA, wound up tight and packed small.
- Shelf
- Tiny World
- Kind
- Built from a recipe
- Sound
- Yes
- Hands-on
- Yes
- Licenses
- CC0
How to play
Tap it to pull its two halves apart.
Its controls
| Control | Kind | Range | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pull apart | Tap | ||
| Split | Button | ||
| Color | Color | #8f6fe0 |
About it
A chromosome is a long thread of DNA, wound up tight and packed small. Most human cells have 46 of them, in 23 pairs. Before a cell divides, each chromosome copies itself, and the two copies, called sister chromatids, stay joined at a pinched spot, the centromere, making an X shape.
Tap it to watch them part, as they do when a cell divides: thin fibers reach in from two bright poles, hook on at the middle and pull the two halves apart to either side, arms trailing. Then the splash puts them back together. This way each new cell gets a full set.
Details
- Splats
- Opens at 200,000 at Mid Detail, 60,000 at Low, and up to 400,000 at Max
Sources and credits
| Work | By | License |
|---|---|---|
| Velcro (protein-velcro.mp3) | paulocorona | CC0 1.0 |
