ISSN:
1432-0886
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract At metaphase I synaptonemal complex (SC) material is located in a continuous but irregularly shaped bundle between sister chromatids. Only at the site of a chiasma is it present between homologous chromosomes. When the chromosomes pull apart at anaphase I the SC material becomes rearranged into poly-SCs which dissociate from the chromosomes. The observations agree with previous reports that modified SCs may function in meiotic chromosome disjunction.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00331575