“What makes this so exciting is that the sequences responsible for these fusions come from repetitive DNA that was long considered useless,” said Jennifer Gerton, Ph.D. “It turns out this so-called ...
Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells. Each chromosome is made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Passed from ...
Neil Hunter, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, has discovered a crucial step in how chromosomes stay connected during the development for egg cells and sperm, ...