In the nucleus, DNA forms a complex with proteins. This complex is called chromatin and is formed when the DNA wraps around nuclear proteins and then wraps around itself multiple times to condense the DNA into a smaller volume.
1. the history of Western civilization. the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Synonyms and related words. Culture, society and civilization: advanced, civilisation, civilise...
The word 'civilization' is used often to describe ancient groups of people. In order to really understand the word and what it might indicate about a group of people, we should consider a suitable definition. Civilization is derived from the Latin word civilis, which means civil. Other related Latin words are civis, meaning citizen, and civitas, meaning city. Over the years it has been used to indicate various meanings. In the 7th century, Emperor Justinian consolidated Roman civil law into the Corpus Juris Civilis.