Eukaryotic Chromosome Organization

Note: The structures discussed on this page are observed in metazoan chromosomes but are not necessarily found across all eukaryotes.

Metazoan chromosomes have a fairly complex structural organization. Whether the chromatin is packaged as nucleosomes or 30nm fiber much of it is packaged into higher level structures. two of the most important features of metazoan chromosome structures are:

• Chromosome Territories



• Topologically Associating Domains

You can find a nice description at this site.