Recombination occurs when two molecules of DNA exchange pieces ... been lost as a result of the break. Then, once synthesized, this new DNA can be incorporated into the broken DNA strand, thereby ...

which is the phenomenon of fitting DNA into dense compact forms (Figure 7). During DNA packaging, long pieces of double-stranded DNA are tightly looped, coiled, and folded so that they fit easily ...

According to a study published October 5 in Nature, it turns out that every so often, DNA escapes from mitochondria and integrates itself into our chromosomes ... itself from their fathers. Instead, ...