7.28.2004

Mystery of centromeres solved, the genetic machinery for proper cell division

Mystery of centromeres solved, the genetic machinery for proper cell division

Researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have solved one of genetics' mysteries - how a segment of protein on each of the body's DNA-carrying chromosomes is able to form a rigid structure called a centromere, leading to proper cell division and the faithful inheritance of genes... click link for more info.
[Medical News Today]

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