Breaking of Isodicentric Y Chromosome (IMAGE)

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Breaking of Isodicentric Y Chromosome

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A tug of war between nascent daughter cells can snap isodicentric in two, leading to its loss during development of the fetus.

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Tom DiCesare/Whitehead

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