News tagged with chromosome pairs

How microtubules let go of their attachments during cell division

Whitehead Institute researchers have determined a key part of how cells regulate the chromosome/microtubule interface, which is central to proper chromosomal distribution during cell division.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chromosomes dance and pair up on the nuclear membrane (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Meiosis - the pairing and recombination of chromosomes, followed by segregation of half to each egg or sperm cell - is a major crossroads in all organisms reproducing sexually. Yet, how the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The curious chromosomes of a curious fruit

Incipient sex chromosomes have been found in New Zealand's eponymous export, the kiwifruit. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have mapped the kiwifruit genome and pin-pointed the sex-determining locus. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Single molecule tracking helps reveal mechanism of chromosome separation in dividing cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Washington (UW) researchers are helping to write the operating manual for the nano-scale machine that separates chromosomes before cell division. The apparatus is called a spindle ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Cloning plants from seeds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Wageningen geneticists (The Netherlands) are developing a method to replicate the parents of a chosen plant. Known as 'reverse breeding', this will have a big impact for the breeding industry.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

National study to identify genetic variants in schizophrenia

The Medical College of Georgia is part of a large national study examining the genes of 10,000 patients with schizophrenia and 10,000 healthy individuals in an effort to pinpoint variations that can improve disease diagnosis ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0