Homolog Pairing at the Push of a Button

Homologous chromosomes pair in somatic cells in Drosophila, but how this occurs is poorly understood. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Viets et al. (2019) show that proteins and chromatin structure mediate pairing and argue against a DNA sequence-based mechanism.

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Jack R. Bateman
Judith A. Kassis
Date
2019-11-04
Bowdoin Department or Program
Biology
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