During egg and sperm production, the two copies of a duplicated chromosome must be bound together until it is time for their separation. A protein that protects this chromosomal glue has now been discovered.
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Allshire, R. Guardian spirit blesses meiosis. Nature 427, 495–497 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/427495a
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