In any case, as mitosis begins, a remarkable condensation process takes place, mediated in part by another member of the SMC family, condensin (Hirano, 2002; Hagstrom & Meyer, 2003). Like cohesin ...

It can be seen in the stages shown above that mitosis maintains the chromosome number or complement of a cell. Mitosis therefore maintains the chromosome complement and ensures that each daughter ...

This solution is called meiosis. Mitosis describes the process by which the nucleus of a cell divides to create two new nuclei, each containing an identical copy of DNA. (Cytokinesis describes the ...

Without centromeres, cells cannot divide properly and the overall process of mitosis fails. Why are these small chromosomal regions so essential to such a major cellular process? With a few ...

However, a new study from the University of Geneva suggests that the egg could in fact predate all animal life. A single-celled organism called Chromosphaera perkinsii appears to possess a embryonic ...

Biologists in Europe and the U.S. have pinpointed a secret that powers the human body’s gene replicating ability. These areas, called centromeres, are responsible for billions and billions of perfect ...

Science presenter Jon Chase describes the stages of mitosis in the form of a rap whilst a class of pupils act out the process. After listening to the rap, students could role-play the process ...

This solution is called meiosis. Mitosis describes the process by which the nucleus of a cell divides to create two new nuclei, each containing an identical copy of DNA. (Cytokinesis describes the ...