Micromanipulated bivalents can trigger mini-spindle formation in Drosophila melanogaster spermatocyte cytoplasm.PDFVIP

Micromanipulated Bivalents Can TriggerMini-Spindle Formation in Drosophila melanogasterSpermatocyte Cytoplasm K a t h l e e n C h u r c h , * R. Bruce Nicklas,~ a n d Hsiu-Ping P. Lin* *Department of Zoology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287; and ~;Departmentof Zoology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27706 Abstract. Single (individual) bivalents in cultured chore nucleation and/or capture of microtubules. Fur- Drosophila melanogasterprimary spermatocytes were thermore, the