Curiously, in cell division the proper separation of chromosomes into daughter cells needs set periods when they are stuck together. So how do they come apart at the right time and place? Their ‘guardian spirits’ intercede.
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Megee, P. Chromosome guardians on duty. Nature 441, 35–37 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/441035a
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