Mechanisms of Mitotic Chromosome Segregation

• Main Author: J. Richard McIntosh (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; genome stability; Trisomies; microtubule dynamics; Checkpoints; Inheritance; Cell division; centrosome; Down Syndrome; Cell motility; Cell regulation; chromosome segregation; Microtubules; Cell cycle; kinetochore; Cytoskeleton; Cell reproduction
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book describes current knowledge about the mechanisms by which cells segregate their already duplicated chromosomes in preparation for cell division. Experts in the field treat several important aspects of this subject: (1) the history of research on mitotic mechanisms, to serve as a background...