Chromosomes are often observed and depicted as X-shaped structures. DNA takes this form following DNA replication during the process of cell division when the two replicated chromosomes ...

The spindle functions not only to segregate the replicated chromosomes into separate nuclei (karyokinesis), but also ensures that a furrow or cell plate is formed to partition the cytoplasm ...

Also, introduce the idea of the kinetochore and point out that each replicated chromosome will be attached to microtubules from each of the centrosomes. Examples of questions to ask students: Why must ...

coli using a cell cycle synchronization apparatus we designed called the “baby cell machine." Chromosome Cohesion: In eukaryotes, replicated chromosomes are held together by linkages (cohesion) until ...

The stages outlined in the following example show a cell with a diploid chromosome number of four (two sets of two chromosomes) undergoing cell division. The replicated chromosomes are not visible ...

Scientists claim they have created mice with two fathers in a breakthrough that could someday be replicated in humans ... breakthrough after changing the chromosomes in a male cell from XY ...