Every time a cell divides to produce two new daughter cells., the genome must be replicated and evenly divided between those new cells.. | Genetics And Genomics ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

'Dramatic' centromere reorganization To learn more about the interplay between these elements, researchers studied closely related species of fruit flies, or Drosophila, and found that centromeres ...

An international team of researchers co-led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, have identified rules that ...

For chromosomes to form the iconic X-shape that ensures the accurate passing of genetic information during cell division, a ...

virginiana and F. chiloensis. However, the differences in centromere characteristics and evolutionary patterns between wild and cultivated octoploids have remained poorly understood. In a study ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Centromeres are important elements of chromosomes that are responsible for the proper separation of chromosomes during cell division. This ...

Genome Research ( ) publishes a second special issue highlighting advances in long-read sequencing applications in ...