Cell division is the process by which a cell creates two genetically identical daughter cells. Each chromosome is replicated before mitosis begins, and the daughter cells inherit exactly one copy of ...

Researchers have identified a novel protein that plays a crucial role in the formation of the mitotic spindle, which is essential for correct segregation of a full set of chromosomes to each daughter ...

Which end of the kinetochore fibre shortens and whether shortening actively drives or passively permits polewards chromosome movement represent enduring problems in understanding anaphase ...