title: A sexy spin on nonrandom chromosome segregation.
abstract: Nonrandom chromosome segregation is an intriguing phenomenon linked to certain asymmetric stem cell divisions. In a recent report in Nature, Yadlapalli and Yamashita (2013) observe nonrandom segregation of X and Y chromosomes in Drosophila germline stem cells and shed light on the complex mechanisms of this fascinating process.
authors.affiliation: Paul F. Glenn Laboratories for the Biology of Aging, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Charville
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Rando
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002842:Chromatids / Q000378:metabolism*; D020090:Chromosome Segregation; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*