| Chapter title |
Meiotic Divisions: No Place for Gender Equality
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 1 |
| Book title |
Cell Division Machinery and Disease
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| Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-57127-0_1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-957125-6, 978-3-31-957127-0
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| Authors |
El Yakoubi, Warif, Wassmann, Katja, Warif El Yakoubi, Katja Wassmann, Yakoubi, Warif |
| Editors |
Monica Gotta, Patrick Meraldi |
| Abstract |
In multicellular organisms the fusion of two gametes with a haploid set of chromosomes leads to the formation of the zygote, the first cell of the embryo. Accurate execution of the meiotic cell division to generate a female and a male gamete is required for the generation of healthy offspring harboring the correct number of chromosomes. Unfortunately, meiosis is error prone. This has severe consequences for fertility and under certain circumstances, health of the offspring. In humans, female meiosis is extremely error prone. In this chapter we will compare male and female meiosis in humans to illustrate why and at which frequency errors occur, and describe how this affects pregnancy outcome and health of the individual. We will first introduce key notions of cell division in meiosis and how they differ from mitosis, followed by a detailed description of the events that are prone to errors during the meiotic divisions. |
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