A perfect funeral with no corpse
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چکیده
"Indeed, the role in mitosis of the chromosome arms, which carry most of the genetic material, may be compared with that of a corpse at a funeral: they provide the reason for the proceedings but do not take an active part in them." (Mazia, 1961)
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of Cell Biology
دوره 160 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003