The September 2012 rainfall total at Adelaide (Kent Town) was 21.8mm received on 12 rain days. This is very much below the long term average of 60.3 mm on 13 or more rain days, and results in the driest September in Adelaide since 2008 when only 16.0 mm was observed.
Chromatin condenses to form chromosomes during  prophase of mitosis, and during prophase I and prophase II of meiosis. Chromatin is a dense, complex fibrous structure composed of associated proteins and molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, which contains the genetic material of an organism.
Many other investigators, using a variety of experimental methods, have provided evidence to support the idea of a chromatin condensation cycle [3], [4] and [5]. It is possible to view the interphase chromatin in âas-near-to-chromosomeâ clarity by the induction of âpremature chromosome condensationâ (PCC) [6]. By the phenomenon known as âprophasingâ [7], it is possible to induce interphase DNA condensation and compaction in any nucleated cell by a variety of means.