Focusing on the centromere—the part of each chromosome that interacts with spindle microtubules to direct segregation in mitosis or meiosis—we found that the structure’s size determines the direction ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. One reason scientists remained unaware of the rich diversity of centromeres was because of how tough they are to sequence. “In fact, most people ...

Without centromeres, cells cannot divide properly and the overall process of mitosis fails. Why are these small chromosomal regions so essential to such a major cellular process? With a few ...

A genomic study of human and selected nonhuman primate centromeres has revealed their unimaginable diversity and speed of ...