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Making Gynogenetic Diploid Zebrafish by Early Pressure
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2009
This is a method for generating gynogenetic diploid zebrafish embryos (embryos whose only genetic contribution comes from the mother) by blocking the second meiotic division immediately after fertilization with ultraviolet light-inactivated sperm. EP embryos are not fully homozygous due to recombination during the first meiotic division, however they are homozygous at all loci that have not been separated from their centromere by recombination.
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Generation of Mice Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
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2012
Generating induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines produces lines of differing developmental potential even when they pass standard tests for pluripotency. Here we describe a protocol to produce mice derived entirely from iPSCs, which defines the iPSC lines as possessing full pluripotency1.
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Establishment of Proliferative Tetraploid Cells from Nontransformed Human Fibroblasts
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2017
Although proliferative polyploid cells are necessary to analyze chromosomal instability of polyploid cells, creating such cells from nontransformed human cells is not easy. The present report describes relatively simple procedures to establish proliferative tetraploid cells free of a diploid population from normal human fibroblasts.
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Separation of Spermatogenic Cell Types Using STA-PUT Velocity Sedimentation
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2013
The STA-PUT method allows for the separation of different populations of spermatogenic cells based on size and density.
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Genome-wide Protein-protein Interaction Screening by Protein-fragment Complementation Assay (PCA) in Living Cells
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2015
Proteins interact with each other and these interactions determine in a large part their functions. Protein interaction partners can be identified at high-throughput in vivo using a yeast fitness assay based on the dihydrofolate reductase protein-fragment complementation assay (DHFR-PCA).
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During mitosis, a diploid cell replicates its genetic material and maintains the chromosome number represented as 2n. This continuity allows newly formed cells to retain the paired chromosome complement characteristic of the original cell. In biology, this makes mitotic replication central to preserving chromosome organization across body cell populations.
Each homologous pair brings corresponding chromosomes inherited from the two biological parents. Their paired presence provides the genetic context for studying gene expression and inheritance, while also contributing to DNA repair. This is why diploid cells are useful for examining how chromosome-level information is maintained and transmitted.
Meiosis changes the chromosome number from diploid 2n to reproductive cells with n, whereas mitosis preserves the chromosome number in body cell populations. Fertilization restores the diploid state. Comparing these processes helps researchers distinguish mechanisms that maintain chromosome organization from those that reduce and subsequently restore it.
Because diploid cells contain homologous chromosome pairs, researchers can compare how chromosome abnormalities or altered genome organization relate to normal cellular biology. Such comparisons support investigations of genetic disorders and disease, especially when the goal is to connect changes in chromosome structure or arrangement with effects on health. The diploid context provides a foundation for interpreting chromosome-related variation.
Their chromosome complement makes diploid cells a useful system for examining development because most body cells are diploid. Researchers can relate developmental patterns to the maintenance of chromosome number through mitosis. This connects cell replication with the formation and study of organismal tissues and body structures during development.
By examining diploid cells, researchers can investigate development, genetic disorders, chromosome abnormalities, and changes in genome organization. These studies connect the behavior and arrangement of chromosomes with broader biological outcomes, including effects on health and disease. Diploid cells therefore provide a biological context for linking chromosome-level findings to human conditions.