Segmental duplications of somatic (human) chromatids.
The paper discusses a mechanism for short-long duplications of segments of somatic chromatids in cancer cells. Based on the Frenkel-Kontorova model, the mechanism accounts for the high incidence of duplications on the long arm of almost all chromatids.
USC Medical School, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
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D002842:Chromatids / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012854:Sister Chromatid Exchange / Q000235:genetics