Centromere Stability: The Replication Connection
The fission yeast centromere, which is similar to metazoan centromeres, contains highly repetitive pericentromere sequences that are assembled into heterochromatin. This is required for the recruitment of cohesin and proper chromosome segregation. Surprisingly, the pericentromere replicates early in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-01-01
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Series: | Genes |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/8/1/37 |