When a eukaryotic cell is not undergoing mitosis, the DNA and its associated proteins appear as a visible, thread-like mass called ______.

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Chromatin refers to the DNA and its associated proteins in a non-dividing eukaryotic cell. It appears as thread-like strands that are visible under a microscope. Nucleoplasm refers to the fluid substance that fills the nucleus, the nuclear envelope is the membrane that surrounds the nucleus, the nucleolus is a structure within the nucleus that is involved in the production of ribosomes, and the nucleosome is the basic unit of DNA packaging in eukaryotic chromosomes.

When a Eukaryotic Cell Is Not Undergoing Mitosis, the DNA