A bouquet makes ends meet.
The 'chromosomal bouquet' is a polarized chromosomal arrangement that is highly conserved among eukaryotes. There have been many hypotheses about its role in the pairing of meiotic chromosomes, but until recently these have been difficult to test.
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Department of Human Biology and Human Genetics, University of Kaiserslautern, D-67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany. scherth@rhrk.uni-kl.de
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