In the choreography of meiosis—the process responsible for sex cell division in all eukaryotic life—the pairing of homologous chromosomes (homologs) is essential. Errors in this process can lead to an ...
Science Daily: First Sex Chromosome Gene Involved In Meiosis And Male Infertility Identified
A team of veterinary researchers have identified a gene on the X chromosome, which when disrupted in mice renders the males sterile and reduces female fecundity. It's the first study of the genetic ...
Science Daily: Findings In Frog Oocytes May Help Study Of Chromosome Physiology
Researchers studying the nuclei of frog oocytes in early stages of meiosis -- the cell division that gives rise to germ cells -- have found that two key proteins remain apart at a crucial time before ...
EurekAlert!: IPK research team develops new method to study female meiosis in Arabidopsis
Chromosomes carry genetic information. Meiosis is a cell division process that produces germ cells - sperm and egg in animals, pollen and egg in plants - with half the usual chromosome number. During ...
IPK research team develops new method to study female meiosis in Arabidopsis
News Medical: Study discovers lagging chromosomes as one of the major causes of infertility
Study discovers lagging chromosomes as one of the major causes of infertility
News Medical: Study: Recombination is crucial for proper segregation of chromosomes into germs cells
Study: Recombination is crucial for proper segregation of chromosomes into germs cells
Science Daily: Study of fruit fly chromosomes improves understanding of evolution and fertility
news.iastate.edu: New study sheds light on function of sex chromosomes in turtles
AMES, Iowa – A new study led by an Iowa State University scientist sheds light on how organisms have evolved to address imbalances in sex chromosomes. The study looks at a species of softshell turtle, ...