Composition and organization of active centromere sequences in complex genomes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Centromeres are sites of chromosomal spindle attachment during mitosis and meiosis. While the sequence basis for centromere identity remains a subject of considerable debate, one approach is to examine the genomic organization at the...

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Main Authors: Hayden Karen E, Willard Huntington F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/324