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centromere separation

The cell cycle process in which centromeres are physically detached from each other during chromosome separation. [GOC:mah]
National Institutes of Health

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2005
2005
Proteasome Activity is Required for Centromere Separation Independently of Securin Degradation in Human Cells
Loss of centromere cohesion during anaphase in human cells is regulated by the spindle assembly checkpoint and is thought to… 
2004
2004
Genetic analysis of a meiotic mutant resulting in precocious sister-centromere separation in Drosophila melanogaster
  • B. K. Davis
  • Molecular and General Genetics MGG
  • 2004
  • Corpus ID: 8761093
SummaryIt is shown that mei-S332, a semidominant mutant in Drosophila melanogaster, has the following properties: 1) It maps at… 
2004
2004
Sequence of centromere separation: Analysis of mitotic chromosomes in man
SummaryMitotic chromosomes from human peripheral lymphocytes studied at the junction of metaphase and anaphase show that the… 
2004
2004
Sequence of centromere separation another mechanism for the origin of nondisjunction
SummaryThe most commonly accepted view about the origin of aneuploidy is that it is due to errors in meiotic division. However… 
1998
1998
Decondensation of pericentric heterochromatin alters the sequence of centromere separation in mouse cells
Abstract. The centromeres of a genome separate in a sequential, nonrandom manner that is apparently dependent upon the quantity… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Centromere structure and function in neoplasia.
1989
1989
Sequence of centromere separation: characterization of multicentric chromosomes in a rat cell line
The B1 cell line of rat cerebral endothelium origin exhibits several dicentric and multicentric chromosomes. These chromosomes… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Sequence of centromere separation: a possible role for repetitive DNA.
The centromeres of a mitotic cell at the meta-anaphase junction separate in a non-random, genetically controlled sequence before… 
1982
1982
Sequence of centromere separation: role of centromeric heterochromatin.
The late metaphase-early anaphase cells from various tissues of male Mus musculus, M. poschiavinus, M. spretus, M. castaneus… 
1981
1981
Sequence of centromere separation: an analysis of mitotic chromosomes from long-term cultures of Potorus cells.
The sequence of centromere separation in late metaphase/anaphase cells from a long term culture of cells from a male rat-kangaroo… 
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