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Nuclear Pore Complexes: “Press-Stud” Elements of Chromosomes in Pairing and Control

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Electron micrographs of nuclear pore complexes on eukaryotic chromosomes suggest a “press-stud” method of attachment of chromosomes to the nuclear envelope.

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ENGELHARDT, P., PUSA, K. Nuclear Pore Complexes: “Press-Stud” Elements of Chromosomes in Pairing and Control. Nature New Biology 240, 163–166 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio240163a0

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