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Meiosis: checking chromosomes pair up properly.
Current biology : CB - 4 Apr 2006
Meier Bettina, Gartner Anton
Abstract excerpt
Faithful recombination and chromosome segregation in meiosis require regulated steps of homolog recognition and association which are monitored by meiotic checkpoints. A recent study in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has identified a checkpoint mechanism that monitors chromosome pairing during meiosis.
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