A paucity of heterochromatin at functional human neocentromeres

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Centromeres are responsible for the proper segregation of replicated chromatids during cell division. Neocentromeres are fully functional ectopic human centromeres that form on low-copy DNA sequences and permit analysis of centromere...

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Main Authors: Alonso Alicia, Hasson Dan, Cheung Fanny, Warburton Peter E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:Epigenetics & Chromatin
Online Access:http://www.epigeneticsandchromatin.com/content/3/1/6

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