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OCR: CHROMATIN STRANDS HROMATIN STRANDS are long threadlike structures, which are present in the nucleus (control center) of every body cell. They carry the instructions needed for all cell activities. Each ot these instructions contained section of chromatin strand called gene W hen the cell divides, the chromatin strands coil tc form shorter, fatter structures These structures, called chromosomes, divide in two to ensure that each new cell receives copy ofall the genetic information.