OOG igure 10-23 DNA Released from the Nucleoid of a Ruptured Bacterial Cell The DNA forms a series of loops that remain attached to a structural framework witbin tbe nucleoid. Note tbe similarity to tbe organization of eukary- otic DNA, wbich forms long loops attaced to a nonhistone protein scaffold(see Figure 10-19). Courtesy of Dr. Gopal/ SPL/Photo Researchers