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Rejuvenation of meiotic cohesion in oocytes during prophase I is required for chiasma maintenance an...

Rejuvenation of meiotic cohesion in oocytes during prophase I is required for chiasma maintenance an...

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Rejuvenation of meiotic cohesion in oocytes during prophase I is required for chiasma maintenance and accurate chromosome segregation

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Rejuvenation of meiotic cohesion in oocytes during prophase I is required for chiasma maintenance and accurate chromosome segregation

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United States: Public Library of Science

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PLoS genetics, 2014-09, Vol.10 (9), p.e1004607-e1004607

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Chromosome segregation errors in human oocytes are the leading cause of birth defects, and the risk of aneuploid pregnancy increases dramatically as women age. Accurate segregation demands that sister chromatid cohesion remain intact for decades in human oocytes, and gradual loss of the original cohesive linkages established in fetal oocytes is pro...

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Rejuvenation of meiotic cohesion in oocytes during prophase I is required for chiasma maintenance and accurate chromosome segregation

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1685113386

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1685113386

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1553-7404,1553-7390

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1553-7404

DOI

10.1371/journal.pgen.1004607

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