This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We have used light microscopy and serial thin-section electron microscopy to visualize intermediates of chromosome decondensation during G1 ...

In early cytological studies chromatids of metaphase chromosomes were suggested to coil into a spiral called chromonema. This assumption was recently supported by chromosomce conformation capture ...

In the cell, chromosomal DNA is wrapped around protein complexes in a structure often described as “beads on a string” (Figure 1). Each bead—called a nucleosome—contains roughly 140 base-pairs (bp) of ...

The iconic X-shaped organization of metaphase chromosomes is frequently presented in textbooks and other media. The drawings explain in captivating manner that the majority of genetic information is ...