Regulator of chromosome structure crucial to healthy brain function and nerve development. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2017 / 04 / 170413092359.htm ...

Our assembly resolves the sequence of five previously long-standing gaps, including a 2.08 Mbp centromeric α-satellite array, a 644 kbp β-defensin copy number polymorphism important for disease risk, ...

A full assembly of human chromosome 8 has now been completed. Its DNA content and arrangement are of interest in primate and human evolution, in several immune and developmental disorders, and in ...

It has been known for several years that abnormal chromosome numbers lead to protein imbalances in the affected cells.

People typically inherit gene and chromosome variants from their biological parents, but changes in the structure or function of both can also take place during a person’s lifetime. DNA and RNA ...

EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Principles of Chromosome Structure and Function 5 - 8 September 2018, Heidelberg, Germany Introduction Chromosomes are arguably one of the most important structures inside cells ...

Changes in chromosome structure in any individual cell are probably of no importance. That one cell won't function well and might die soon. Translocations are important when they occur in a large ...

The accurate distribution of chromosomes in an oocyte is essential for the correct transmission of genetic information to the ...

Abnormalities in the structure of chromosomes are known to cause changes in gene expression during development of nerve cell networks. In the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, ...