The importance of packing of DNA into chromosomes >chromosome is a compact form of the dNa that readily fits inside the cell >To protect DNA from damage >DNA in a chromosome can be transmitted efficiently to both daughter cells during cell division > Chromosome confers an overall organization to each molecule of dna which facilitates gene expression as well as recombinationThe importance of packing of DNA into chromosomes ➢Chromosome is a compact form of the DNA that readily fits inside the cell ➢To protect DNA from damage ➢DNA in a chromosome can be transmitted efficiently to both daughter cells during cell division ➢Chromosome confers an overall organization to each molecule of DNA, which facilitates gene expression as well as recombination