Centromeres are specialised regions of the genome, which can be identified under the microscope as the primary constriction in X-shaped chromosomes. The cell skeleton, which distributes the ...

The centromeres of chromosomes -- considered by some to be the genomic equivalent of black holes -- may hold the answers to many scientific questions, according Howard Hughes Medical Institute ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- On average, one hundred billion cells in the human body divide over the course of a day. Most of the time the body gets it right but sometimes, problems in cell replication can lead ...

This diagram depicts the epigenetic inheritance of centromeres, as it occurs in higher organisms with a cell nucleus. During cell division, the histone CenH3 ensures that new protein is integrated ...

Epigenetic inheritance concerns the mechanisms that ensure transmission of epigenetic marks from mother to daughter cell. Chromatin modifications and nuclear organization are candidates for epigenetic ...

Random segregation leads to each of parent’s alleles having an equal chance (0.5 probability) of being passed down. This can be visualized in a traditional Punnett square (left), which leads to a 3:1 ...

The Portuguese island of Madeira is home to six different chromosomal races of mice, each with dramatically reduced diploid chromosome numbers compared to mice elsewhere. This striking diversity, ...

For much of biologist Dr. Steve Henikoff’s career, a scientific conundrum has plagued him. The centromere, the midpoint of our chromosomes that’s essential for cell division — and thus for the very ...

The histone protein CenH3 is both necessary and sufficient to trigger the formation of centromeres and pass them on from one generation to the next. Centromeres are specialised regions of the genome, ...

The centromeres of chromosomes -- considered by some to be the genomic equivalent of black holes -- may hold the answers to many scientific questions, according Howard Hughes Medical Institute ...