For a living cell to divide successfully, each daughter cell must inherit the correct genetic material. In eukaryotes, segregation of duplicated chromosomes is performed by the mitotic spindle, a ...

Chromosome segregation and cell division are critical processes that ensure the accurate distribution of genetic material to daughter cells during cell division. This process is essential for ...

Mitosis is a process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells that occurs when a parent cell divides to produce two identical daughter cells. During cell division, mitosis refers specifically to ...

This illustration shows the structure of a chromosome, highlighting how DNA is tightly packed around disc-shaped proteins to form the characteristic X-shaped figure seen during cell division. (Image: ...

Each human body cell contains 46 chromosomes. These can be arranged into 23 pairs. Each chromosome in a pair carries the same types of genes. The 23rd pair are the sex chromosomes: In females ...

Mitosis is a type of cell division which ensures that, when a cell divides, each new cell produced has the same genetic information. Each human body cell contains 46 chromosomes. These can be ...

A "pocket" on the protein cyclin B is responsible for ensuring that the steps of cell division take place in the correct ...

But in some cases, mutations in genes on specific chromosomes are enough to cause a significant health condition. Trisomies result from errors in cell division that cause someone to have an extra ...

Mitosis orchestrates eukaryotic cell division, maintaining genetic fidelity and playing a key role in development, tissue homeostasis, and cancer progression.

A decade earlier, my doctoral work had centered on trying to understand how chromosomes in normal cells are evenly distributed between the two daughter cells during mitosis. The process is so ...

These fibers attach to kinetochores—anchors that ensure chromosomes are evenly pulled apart during cell division—at the center of the dividing structures. Balanced tension ensures that the ...