In contrast to cohesin, which binds two sister chromatids together, condensin is thought to bind a single chromatid at multiple spots, twisting the chromatin into a variety of coils and loops ...
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 ...