Hamster chromosomes containing amplified human α-satellite DNA show delayed sister chromatid separation in the absence of de novo kinetochore formation

Chromosoma

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 149-159

  Warburton, Peter E ^a,b   Cooke, Howard J ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA; SATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME; HAMSTER; NONHUMAN; SISTER CHROMATID; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANAPHASE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CENTROMERE; CHO CELLS; CHROMATIDS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOMES; CRICETINAE; DNA; DNA, SATELLITE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KINETOCHORES; MICROTUBULES; MITOSIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; TRANSFECTION;

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030885531     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004120050234     Document Type: Article

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