Chromosomal aberrations are larger-scale mutations that can occur during meiosis in unequal crossing over events, slippage during DNA recombination or due to the activities of transposable events.

During meiosis, sister chromatids produced by chromosome duplication are held together by Rec8, a meiosis-specific cohesion protein. Rec8 joins the whole length of the sister chromatids together ...

A genetic mutation in mice affects cells required for sexual reproduction and holds clues about male infertility that could pave the way for new treatments and male contraceptives, a Rutgers ...

Welcome to Mitosis vs. Meiosis. This half of the screen illustrates mitosis—the division of a cell's nucleus. Along with cytokinesis (the division of the rest of a cell), mitosis results in a ...

to those with a novel TEX14 mutation that results in partial depletion of bridges. This enabled the researchers to "dissect the functions" of intercellular bridges during the process of meiosis ...

However, they are also essential for meiosis—the process of forming sperm ... the meiotic DSB formation in vitro. Using a point-mutation strategy, the researchers revealed that Mg 2+ is ...