Mysteries in embryonic development: How can errors arise so frequently at the beginning of mammalian life?
Chromosome segregation errors occur frequently during female meiosis but also in the first mitoses of mammalian preimplantation development. Such errors can lead to aneuploidy, spontaneous abortions, and birth defects. Some of the mechanisms underlying these errors in meiosis have been deciphered bu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-03-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000173 |