Unravelling the Three-Dimensional Genomic Structure of Male Germ Cells (IMAGE)

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Unravelling the Three-Dimensional Genomic Structure of Male Germ Cells

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Three-dimensional mouse germ cell (sperm) obtained using a fluorescence microscope, in which the protein axes of the chromosomes (green) and the DNA (blue) can be seen. The red-tainted area shows the localisation of the sexual chromosomes (X and Y), which tend to position themselves in the periphery of the cell nucleus. The bar indicates the measurement of 10 micros.

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Covadonga Vara, UAB

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