Cell growth and division

The coordination of cell size, DNA copying, and chromosome separation.

A few problems to explore

3 total

Mitotic spindle self-organization

Spindles organize filaments to separate chromosomes. How do chromosome-attached bundles integrate with the spindle’s collective organization?

Mammalian replication origins

Mammalian DNA replication can begin at many licensed sites. What determines which sites actually start copying in a given cell?

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