The Impact of Genome Doubling on Cancer Development and Chromatin Segregation.

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The Impact of Genome Doubling on Cancer Development and Chromatin Segregation.
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Cells with doubled genomes experience a shortage of proteins that regulate DNA packing, leading to poor segregation of DNA structures and contributing to cancer development. The cells do not upscale protein synthesis to cope with the increase in DNA, according to a study published in Nature.

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