For a living cell to divide successfully, each daughter cell must inherit the correct genetic material. In eukaryotes, segregation of duplicated chromosomes is performed by the mitotic spindle, a ...

While mitosis is taking place, there is no cell growth and all of the cellular energy is focused on cell division. During prophase, the replicated pairs of chromosomes condense and compact themselves.

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact ...

D uring meiosis, the cell division process central to sexual reproduction, all chromosomes must figure out where to destroy the protein cohesin—the molecular glue holding chromosomes together ...

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact ...

Researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made an exciting discovery about how human cells protect DNA during ...

Researchers say study represents a resource that could also help to dissect Y-gene functions in other tissues.

A novel molecular tool developed by a Lehigh University professor of biological sciences is enabling scientists to precisely ...

The centromere of chromosomes plays a crucial role in cell division. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, an international team of researchers has investigated how two crucial proteins -- KNL2 ...

A fluorescence light micrograph of breast cancer cell about to divide into two. Chromosomes are stained blue, while the pink dots are ...