which is essential for DNA condensation. We have also argued that unlinking of the sister chromosomes during DNA replication is aided by removal of pre-catenanes that are forming directly at or just ...

During prophase I, the chromosomes condense and become visible inside the ... thereby creating offspring with unique combinations of DNA. This constant mixing of parental DNA in sexual ...

Histones are a family of basic proteins that associate with DNA in the nucleus and help condense it into chromatin ... and take part in the formation of chromosomes. Histones are basic proteins ...

Chromosomes begin to condense, taking on the form that they ... While paired up, enzymes cut sequences of DNA (genes) from the chromosomes. These sequences are exchanged between the chromosomes ...

Chances are you've seen an illustration of DNA's double-helix structure and even pictures of the chromosomes that make up the human genome. But where and how does the famous double helix fit into ...

Each cell with a nucleus contains chromosomes, which are made from DNA Human body cells each contain 23 pairs of chromosomes, half of which are from each parent. So, human gametes (eggs and sperm ...

Kanazawa University and colleagues have achieved a breakthrough in understanding sperm DNA packaging. Using high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM), they captured the real-time process of ...