June 15, 2008 (Vol. 28, No. 12) DigC Is Designed to Analyze CNV in a Single Cell The analysis of copy numbers of genetic sequences is of fundamental importance in biology and medicine, and Digital ...

Better predictions Aneuploidy occurs when cells make errors sorting their chromosomes during cell division. When aneuploidy occurs in embryonic cells, it is almost always fatal to the organism. For ...

And get them investigated. The key is the number of chromosomes in the cells that make up those patches. If it s the normal 46, cancer is unlikely. If the number is doubled, cancer is more likely.

The human HCT116 cells are human colon cancer cells. The Indian Muntjac are deer that have the lowest chromosome count of any mammal, making their cells ideal for mitosis research.

Among the six species, the Y chromosome exhibited much more variability than the X chromosome. For example, the X chromosomes of humans and chimpanzees are about 98 percent identical in makeup.

The chromosome associated with male development, which is the last mysterious piece of the human genome, has been fully sequenced by a team of more than 100 researchers around the world, including ...