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If the length of a bactiriums dna may be 1000 times the length of the cell with which it is contained. How can this occur?

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Much like the way that a human's intestines are of extreme length though able to be contained in the body, a strand of DNA in a bacterium works and is compacted in the same manner. Good luck, and ChaCha on!

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