Periodic Reporting for period 1 - DualSpindleAssembly (Defining the mechanism of the dual spindle assembly and alignment in the mammalian zygote)

The development of mammalian life begins with fertilization, the fusion of two haploid cells, oocyte and sperm, which results in the formation of the diploid zygote containing two pronuclei. For the faithful development of an organism, maintenance of its genomic integrity...