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Replication of Eukaryotic Chromosome | Macromolecules

In this article we will discuss about the replication of eukaryotic chromosome. Taylor in 1958 used radioactive thymidine (3H-thymidine) to label Viciafaba root tip chromosomes. He showed that the chromosomes replicated in a semiconservative manner, and proposed that each chromatid was made up of a single DNA molecule. Thus each sister chromatid is composed of one of the two progeny [...]

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History of Cytogenetics

After his origin, man began to think about the things around him - the earth, the sky, the mountains, the rivers, the animals, the plants and about himself. Whatever "knowledge" he could gather, he transferred it to his progeny/off-spring, and thus there was an accumulation of "knowledge" about various things. Since long, man has been thinking about "life" and still [...]

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Structure of Cells

In this article we will discuss about the structure of cells in all living organisms. In 1965, Robert Hooke observed a section of cork under microscope; he saw numerous chambers similar to those of beehive. He called the individual chambers as Cells. But he, in fact, observed only the walls of actual cells as he was viewing dead cells. Subsequently, [...]

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