This image shows Robertsonian fusion chromosomes and their normal, non-fused counterparts from three different human cell lines. Chromosomes are labeled by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) ...

Human cells have two copies of each chromosome, and this balance is essential for genes to be expressed in the appropriate ...

DLGAP5 is proposed as a causal gene related to oocyte meiosis disorder for the first time. It expanded the current spectrum of pathogenic genes responsible for the phenotype of oocyte maturation and ...

For sexual reproduction to yield healthy offspring, newly generated oocytes—immature egg cells—must receive the correct amount of DNA after cell division. This process of segregating chromosomes ...