Each Bow-tie Shaped Yeast Chromosome has 2 So-called Arms (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Each Bow-tie Shaped Yeast Chromosome has 2 So-called Arms

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Frequently described as bow-tie-shaped, a yeast chromosome has two arms that are positioned similarly to the two sides of a bow-tie.

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Jef D. Boeke and Sarah Richardson, Johns Hopkins University

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