Selfish centromeres, selfless heterochromatin.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Centromeres are specialized regions on chromosomes recruiting a set of proteins required for faithful chromosome segregation. Differences in centromere strength can potentially bias chromosome segregation toward one of the daughter cells during division. Kumon et al. propose a new model of evolutionary impact on the balance of centromere strength.
Medical subject headings
- Centromere
- Heterochromatin