As the cell proceeds through the stages of cell division (from left to right: interphase, prometaphase, metaphase, and anaphase), chromosomes become progressively more compact through a combination of ...

The appearance of chromosomes in the nucleus during prophase indicates imminent cell division. At this stage, since DNA has already been replicated, each chromosome consists of two identical sister ...

The story of the cell cycle is often told only through the perspective of the chromosomes as they replicate and then divide. This resource beautifully illustrates the role of the cytoskeleton in that ...

The human genome is made up of 46 chromosomes, each of which has a length of about 100–200 million base pairs, base pairs being the building blocks of the DNA double helix. Even during interphase, the ...

An international team of researchers co-led by Job Dekker, PhD, at UMass Chan Medical School, have identified rules that tell cells how to fold DNA into the tightly packed, iconic X-shaped chromosomes ...

Prior to cell division, chromosomes are seemingly a jumbled mess. During cell division, parent cell chromosomes and their duplicates sort themselves out by condensing, becoming thousands of times more ...

If DNA bridges are not eliminated during cell division, chromosomes may be abnormally segregated, leading to genetic issues such as cancer. For the first time, the mechanism of a protein that serves ...

The function of a key protein in the cell division process has been newly discovered, a result that overturns existing models and explanations found in textbooks. This achievement is expected to ...

All cells have a cell cycle, where they grow, copy their DNA, and spilt into new cells during cell division. There are two types of cell division – mitosis and meiosis. During meiosis, a diploid (2n) ...

The film "Mitosis" explores the process of cell division, specifically focusing on mitosis, which is essential for the growth and reproduction of living organisms. It illustrates how a single cell ...