A Chromosome Handle.....
a: Centromere ~
b: a handle to pull chromosomes
What: "A centromere is like a handle by which newly divided chromosomes are pulled to the daughter cells when the cell divides in two. Some cancer cells have abnormal chromosomes with two "handles", resulting in a tug-of-war between the two cells that can break the chromosome."
Useful?
Writer: Dr MacKinnon
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 2 2013 11:40 AM
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