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- The scaffolding structure is crucial for keeping chromosome pairs intact during cell division.
- It helps prevent double-strand breaks, which can lead to genetic instability.
- Understanding this mechanism is important for studying DNA repair and cancer biology.
Article Abstract
The scaffolding that holds chromosome pairs together plays a key role in limiting the levels of double-strand breaks.
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