Researchers have discovered an important part of the mechanism involved in how chromosomes are pulled apart during cell division, so that one complete set goes into each of the new cells. Cell ...

Molecular biologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a gene called NORAD that helps maintain the proper number of chromosomes in cells, and that when inactivated, causes the number ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract • Background and Aims Genome size and chromosome numbers are important cytological characters that significantly influence various organismal ...

Varying between organisms, the number of chromosomes, the structures of organised and packaged DNA information, are normally a constant amount, thus allowing for the successful reproduction of a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Evolution of chromosome complements can be resolved by genome sequencing, comparative genetic mapping, and comparative chromosome painting.

Researchers report surprising results of experiments intended to explore the consequences of having too many or too few chromosomes, a phenomenon that biologists call aneuploidy. They were surprised ...

X chromosome reactivation contributes to reducing the signs of disease in the female brain. Female cells have two X ...