Polyploidy is the presence in cells of more than a single pair of each chromosome. Polyploidy can be the result of a spontaneous multiplication of a plants genetic material or through ...

VICKI LOSICK, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY Losick’s research has identified a protein that aids in the control of polyploidy in fruit flies. In mammals, its equivalent molecule is known as YAP1, ...

Polyploidy often occurs in human diseases and cancers, and its effect on cell fate was unclear. Now, however, researchers ...