CHROMOSOMES have generally been regarded as consisting of coiled chromonemata. Although a number of cytological observations on the structure of chromosomes in plant germ cells have been conducted, as ...

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The complete sequence of the male-specific region of the human Y chromosome (MSY) has been determined recently; however, detailed characterization for many of its encoded proteins still remains to be ...