Chromosomes dance and pair up on the nuclear membrane

Friday, November 13, 2009 - 19:07 in Biology & Nature

Meiosis -- the pairing and recombination of chromosomes, followed by segregation of half to each egg or sperm cell -- is a major crossroads in all organisms reproducing sexually. Yet, how the cell precisely choreographs these chromosomal interactions is a long-standing question.

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