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Nature Cell Biology 5, 388–390 (1 May 2003) | doi:10.1038/ncb0503-388

Chromosomes, positions please!

Ruth R. E. Williams & Amanda G. Fisher

Interphase chromosomes occupy discrete non-overlapping territories and evidence suggests that the position of these territories in nuclear space is organized and hence might be functionally relevant. Two modes of organization have been reported.