Question

define the two compounds of chromosomes?​

Answer 1

In the nucleus of each cell, the DNA molecule is packaged into thread-like structures called chromosomes. Each chromosome is made up of DNA tightly coiled many times around proteins called histones that support its structure. ... DNA and histone proteins are packaged into structures called chromosomes.

Answer 2

Explanation:

coiled structure found in the nucleus of EUKARYOTE cells which contains DNA (the genetic material making up the genes), basic proteins called HISTONES, and nonhistone acidic proteins which may regulate the activity of DNA (see NUCLEOSOME). In viruses, the chromosomal material can be DNA or RNA.