To prepare the 46 chromosomes of a human cell for transport to the daughter cells during cell division, each chromosome forms a compact X-shaped structure with two rod-like copies.How the cell ...

The single chromosome displayed here and those on the previous screen are shown in their most compacted state -- they're about to divide, along with the cell, through the process of mitosis.

An international team of researchers co-led by Job Dekker, PhD, at UMass Chan Medical School, have identified rules that tell cells how to fold DNA into the tightly packed, iconic X-shaped chromosomes ...

Accurate chromosome segregation is the basis ... so that the centromere maintains its identity and location through vast ...

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they divide, a key process in keeping cells healthy. Using yeast, the researchers ...

Each chromatid is a full length DNA molecule. The stages outlined in the following example show a cell with a diploid chromosome number of four (two sets of two chromosomes) undergoing cell division.