Sentences with phrase «pairs of chromosomes undergo»

And the changes are handed down: While most of the chimp genome's 24 pairs of chromosomes undergo a genetic reshuffling during the production of sperm and eggs, with genes swapped between the two copies, there is only one Y chromosome and thus no mixing — the Y is transmitted intact.

Not exact matches

This surprising finding, reported by Whitehead Institute scientists in a paper published online this week in the journal Nature Genetics, is paired with another unexpected outcome: despite its reputation as the most stable chromosome of the genome, the X has actually been undergoing relatively swift change.

Recombination refers to the formation of new combinations of genes naturally during meiosis, which is a stage of the cell cycle where chromosomes pair up and undergo exchange.

In meiosis, which is required in sexual reproduction, one diploid cell (having two instances of each chromosome, one from each parent) undergoes recombination of each pair of parental chromosomes, and then two stages of cell division, resulting in four haploid cells (gametes).