The five phases of mitosis and cell division tightly coordinate the movements of hundreds of proteins. How did early biologists unravel this complex dance of chromosomes? The most obvious ...

With a few exceptions, eukaryotic chromosomes have a single centromere that ensures their accurate segregation during mitosis. Chromosomes that lack centromeres segregate randomly during mitosis ...

Bacteria have their own version of mitosis called “binary fission”. This is distinct from meiosis as bacteria typically have one circular chromosome, which is not contained within a nucleus, like ...

By the end of mitosis each pole of the cell has a complete set of chromosomes. The nuclear membrane reforms, and the cell divides in half, creating two identical daughter cells. Chromosomes ...

so that ultimately one copy of each chromosome ends up in each of the new daughter cells. The process of mitosis is extremely precise; when it comes to manipulating DNA, cells verge on being ...

Centromeres, specialized regions located at the center of chromosomes, are critical for ensuring proper cell division. During ...

A new paper published in Nature on June 4 shines light on how an enigmatic part of male aging—the loss of Y chromosomes—is ...

Each chromosome has a corresponding pair, orhomolog. Mitosis allows for cells to produce identical copies of themselves, which means the genetic material is duplicated from parent to daughter cells.

so that ultimately one copy of each chromosome ends up in each of the new daughter cells. The process of mitosis is extremely precise; when it comes to manipulating DNA, cells verge on being ...

Bacteria have their own version of mitosis called “binary fission”. This is distinct from meiosis as bacteria typically have one circular chromosome, which is not contained within a nucleus, like ...