Rec8 joins the whole length of the sister chromatids together, and, as meiosis proceeds, is lost in a stepwise manner that correlates with the loss of sister-chromatid cohesion. Figure 1 ...

the postulate that a break at a particular level in one chromatid under strain induces a break in a non-identical chromatid at precisely the same spot due to transfer of stress. In regard to (1 ...