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Abstract
The segregation of achiasmate chromosome pairs at meiosis I is not brought about by a single 'distributive system' as previously thought, but rather by two separate mechanisms. One system uses the pairing of proximal heterochromatic sequences to mediate the segregation of achiasmate homologs-an observation that, at long last, defines a function for heterochromatin. The other system facilitates the segregation of heterologous chromosomes, by an as yet undiscovered mechanism.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8236460 DOI: 10.1016/0168-9525(93)90249-h
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Genet ISSN: 0168-9525 Impact factor: 11.639