mitosis
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Many of these loops allow genes to interact with distant regulatory regions -- sometimes millions of base pairs apart -- while others form during mitosis to pack chromosomes tightly.
From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2025
Using a powerful, high-resolution genome mapping method, the team found that small 3D loops -- connections between regulatory DNA elements and genes -- remain intact even during cell division, a stage known as mitosis.
From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2025
However, most fungi use a different form of cell division -- called 'closed' mitosis -- in which the nuclear envelope remains intact throughout the division process.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2024
Another species, C. perkinsii, turned out to be much more animal-like, relying on open mitosis.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2024
Anything that disturbs mitosis is therefore a grave threat to the welfare of the organism affected and to its descendants.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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