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...
One definition of civilization requires that a civilized people have a sense of history -- meaning that the past counts in the present. The Oxford English Dictionary defines civilization as the action or process of civilizing or of being civilized; a developed or advanced state of human society..