This book presents the latest advances concerning the regulation of chromosome segregation during cell division by means of centromeres and kinetochores. The au

The centromere is an essential structure on all eukaryotic chromosomes that allows the equipartition of chromosomes during mitotic and meiotic cell divisions. S

Kinetochores orchestrate the faithful transmission of chromosomes from one generation to the next. Kinetochores were first depicted over 100 years ago, but kine

During evolution there have been several major changes in the way genetic information is organized and transmitted from one generation to the next. These transi

Integrating classical knowledge of chromosome organisation with recent molecular and functional findings, this book presents an up-to-date view of chromosome or