Asymmetric segregation

Date and country of first publication

1982
United States

Definition

Asymmetric segregation refers to the unequal distribution of cellular components or factors during cell division, resulting in daughter cells with different characteristics. This process plays a key role in cell fate determination and differentiation in various organisms. For example, during stem cell division, asymmetric segregation can lead to one daughter cell retaining stem cell properties while the other becomes more specialized. This mechanism helps to generate cellular diversity and maintain tissue homeostasis in multicellular organisms.

Synonyms

The following terms are synonymous with:

asymmetrical segregation.

References and literature addressing this segregation form under these synonymous terms can be found below.

Related segregation forms

Asymmetric segregation is frequently discussed in the literature with the following segregation forms:

residential segregation, black white segregation, social segregation, institutionalized segregation

For the complete network of associated segregation forms, see:

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Louvain clusters https://tinyurl.com/2d8wg5n3

betweenness centrality https://tinyurl.com/223udk5r

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Notes

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Asymmetric segregation appears in the following literature

Lieberson S., Carter D.K. (1982). A Model for Inferring the Voluntary and involuntary causes of residential segregation. Demography, 19(4), 511-526. https://doi.org/10.2307/2061016

Chen Y., Fehr E., Fischbacher U., Morgan P. (2015). Decentralized matching and social segregation. Games and Economic Behavior, 90(), 17-43. Academic Press Inc..https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2014.11.004