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Chromosome Formation During Fertilization in Eggs of the Teleost Oryzias latipes

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Upon fertilization, eggs shift their cell cycle from the meiotic to the mitotic pattern for embryogenesis. The information on chromosome formation has been accumulated by various experiments using inhibitors to affect formation and behavior of chromosomes in the cycle of cell proliferation. Based on experimental results on meiosis and early stages of development of the teleost Oryzias latipes, we discuss the roles of the activities of histone H1 kinase, microtubule-associated protein kinase, DNA polymerase, DNA topoisomerase, and other cytoplasmic factors that play a crucial role in formation and separation of chromosomes.

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The author is grateful to the collaborators Drs. T. Haraguchi, S. Ikegami, T. Kishimoto, H. Kobayashi, S. Oda, H. Ohta, Y. Shibata, and M. Yamashita for their help in preparing the manuscript.

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Iwamatsu, T. (2011). Chromosome Formation During Fertilization in Eggs of the Teleost Oryzias latipes . In: Banfalvi, G. (eds) Cell Cycle Synchronization. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 761. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-182-6_7

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