Meiosis: checking chromosomes pair up properly.
Faithful recombination and chromosome segregation in meiosis require regulated steps of homolog recognition and association which are monitored by meiotic checkpoints. A recent study in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has identified a checkpoint mechanism that monitors chromosome pairing during meiosis.
Division of Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.
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Meier
Anton
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Gartner
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