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The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 160, Number 7, 989-990
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A perfect funeral with no corpse
Address correspondence to Mar Carmena, Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Kings Buildings, University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK. Tel.: 144-(0)131-650-7099. Fax: 144-(0)131-650-7100. E-mail: mar.carmena{at}ed.ac.uk; or William C. Earnshaw, Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Kings Buildings, University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK. Tel.: 144-(0)131-650-7101. Fax: 144-(0)131-650-7100. E-mail: bill.earnshaw{at}ed.ac.uk
"Indeed, the role in mitosis of the chromosome arms, which carry most of the genetic material, may be compared with that of a corpse at a funeral: they provide the reason for the proceedings but do not take an active part in them." (Mazia, 1961)
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