Evolution of the meiotic prophase and of the chromosome pairing process during human fetal ovarian development
Author(s) -
Ignasi Roig,
Pedro Robles,
Rocío García,
Marta Martı́n,
J. Egozcue,
L. Cabero,
S. Barambio,
M. Garcı́a
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dei079
Subject(s) - prophase , meiosis , biology , oogenesis , aneuploidy , genetics , homologous chromosome , pairing , microbiology and biotechnology , chromosome , oocyte , embryo , gene , physics , superconductivity , quantum mechanics
Studies on human oocytes in prophase I are limited due to the difficulty in obtaining the sample. However, a complete study of meiotic prophase evolution and the homologue pairing process is necessary to try to understand the implication of oogenesis in the origin of human aneuploidy.
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