A Brief History of Research on Mitotic Mechanisms

This chapter describes in summary form some of the most important research on chromosome segregation, from the discovery and naming of mitosis in the nineteenth century until around 1990. It gives both historical and scientific background for the nine chapters that follow, each of which provides an...

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Main Authors: J. Richard McIntosh, Thomas Hays
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-12-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/5/4/55