metaphase — Stage of mitosis or meiosis (following prophase and preceding anaphase) during which the chromosomes, or at least the kinetochores, lie in the central plane of the spindle. The stage of maximum chromosome condensation, at which karyotypes are… … Glossary of Biotechnology
heredity — /heuh red i tee/, n., pl. heredities. Biol. 1. the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new… … Universalium
Homologous recombination — Figure 1. During meiosis, homologous recombination can produce new combinations of genes as shown here between similar but not identical copies of human chromosome 1. Homologous recombination is a type of genetic recombination in which nucleotide … Wikipedia
BOLL — Bol, boule like (Drosophila), also known as BOLL, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: BOLL bol, boule like (Drosophila)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=66037| accessdate = ] PBB… … Wikipedia
MSH2 — MutS homolog 2, colon cancer, nonpolyposis type 1 (E. coli) PDB rendering based on 2o8b … Wikipedia
genetic disease, human — Introduction any of the diseases and disorders that are caused by mutations in one or more genes (gene). With the increasing ability to control infectious and nutritional diseases in developed countries, there has come the realization … Universalium
SMC3 (gene) — Structural maintenance of chromosomes 3, also known as SMC3, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: SMC3 structural maintenance of chromosomes 3| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView… … Wikipedia
Fungus — Fungi redirects here. You may be looking for Fungi (music) or Fungus (XM). Fungi Temporal range: Early Devonian–Recent (but see text) … Wikipedia
Evolution of sexual reproduction — The evolution of sexual reproduction is currently described by several competing scientific hypotheses. All sexually reproducing organisms derive from a common ancestor which was a single celled eukaryotic species[1]. Many protists reproduce… … Wikipedia
Meiome — is the term used in functional genomics for meiotic transcriptome.[1][2] Meiosis is a key feature for all sexual reproducing eukaryotes in which homologous chromosome pairing, synapse and recombination are unique. Since meiosis in most organisms… … Wikipedia