| Literature DB >> 12677059 |
Conly L Rieder1, Alexey Khodjakov.
Abstract
The most visually spectacular events in the life of a cell occur when it divides. This is especially true in higher eukaryotes, where the size and geometry of cells allow the division process to be followed through a microscope with considerable clarity. In these organisms, the membrane surrounding the nucleus breaks down after the replicated DNA has condensed to form discrete chromosomes. Several new structures are then assembled to separate the chromosomes and partition the cytoplasm into two separate cells.Mesh：
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12677059 DOI： 10.1126/science.1082177
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN： 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728