The position of the centromere, which separates the p and q arms, is shown by the hatched area. This particular idiogram depicts the pattern of Giemsa staining at a fairly low resolution (i.e., it ...

Next, they put the chromosomes into groups according to their length and centromere position without looking at the banding patterns. One group of three chromosomes, called group D, was examined ...

As a readout for functional asymmetry, we measured the position of the paired homologous chromosomes on the meiotic spindle. Chromosomes are positioned at the spindle equator when centromeres are ...

Scientists have solved a decade-long question about the mechanism that preserves the centromere, the hub that ensures DNA ...

United pairs of chromosomes have identifiable shapes because centromeres are not in a uniform position. As a cell prepares to ...