Centromeres are specialized regions on chromosomes recruiting a set of proteins required for faithful chromosome segregation. Differences in centromere strength can potentially bias chromosome segregation toward one of the daughter cells during division. Kumon et al. propose a new model of evolutionary impact on the balance of centromere strength.

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自私的着丝粒，无私的异染色质

着丝粒是染色体上的专门区域，它招募一组忠实的染色体分离所需的蛋白质。在分裂过程中，着丝粒强度的差异可能会使染色体分离偏向于子细胞之一。库蒙等人。提出了一种对着丝粒强度平衡的进化影响的新模型。