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Lily-like plants reveal centromere type evolution paths

The centromere is necessary for the transport of chromosomes during cell division and, therefore, for the correct transmission of genetic information. Most plants and animals have chromosomes with a ...
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In chromosome of key biotech bacterium, different setups bring different strengths

Agrobacterium tumefaciens magnified 15,000 times in an image captured earlier this year with a scanning electron microscope at Iowa State University's Roy J. Carver High Resolution Microscopy Facility ...
The Scientist

Exact Breakpoints in Robertsonian Chromosomes, Common Structural Variants, Revealed

Robertsonian chromosomes are large chromosomes that form when the long arm of a chromosome breaks and fuses with another chromosome. They are the most common type of chromosome rearrangement in humans ...
Prevention

New Study Finds Inactivation of X Chromosome Could Be Key in Understanding Some Cancers

New research shows that the male X chromosome is silenced in some types of cancer. Researchers evaluated how a certain gene affects the male X chromosome in cancer cells. Experts explain why these new ...
JSTOR Daily

Evolutionary strata on young mating-type chromosomes despite the lack of sexual antagonism

Sara Branco, Hélène Badouin, Ricardo C. Rodríguez de la Vega, Jérôme Gouzy, Fantin Carpentier, Gabriela Aguileta, Sophie Siguenza, Jean-Tristan Brandenburg, Marco A. Coelho, Michael E. Hood, Tatiana ...