Topologic preconditions for ring chromatids.
The paper discusses a mechanism apt to convert the topology of a straight chromatid into one that could lead to the formation of a O-ring. It is predicted that such conversions might occur only in exceptional circumstances, due to a combination of poorly correlated events.
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USC Medical School, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
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D002842:Chromatids / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D012854:Sister Chromatid Exchange