How Chromosomes Meet In The Dark: Switch That Turns On X Chromosome Matchmaking
Thursday, January 1, 2009 - 01:35
in Biology & Nature
A research group lead by scientists at the University of Warwick has discovered the trigger that pulls together X chromosomes in female cells at a crucial stage of embryo development. This is an important mechanism as the binding together of too many of too few of a particular chromosome can cause a number of medical conditions such as Down Syndrome.