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It takes three to find the exit

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Mitotic cell division separates chromosome pairs into two genetically identical daughter cells. A study in fission yeast reveals that this separation is guided by the sequential activation of three phosphatase enzymes. See Letter p.94

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Figure 1: A mitotic enzyme relay.

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