Risperidone is also approved to treat children and adolescents (ages 5-16 years) who have irritability associated with autistic disorder. Risperidone can improve symptoms of autistic disorder such as: aggression toward others, self-injurious behaviors, temper tantrums, and rapidly changing moods.
It is most widely used by cells to accurately repair harmful breaks that occur on both strands of DNA, known as double-strand breaks. Homologous recombination also produces new combinations of DNA sequences during meiosis, the process by which eukaryotes make gamete cells, like sperm and egg cells in animals.
Before meiosis begins, during S phase of the cell cycle, the DNA of each chromosome is replicated so that it consists of two identical sister chromatids. In meiosis I, homologous chromosomes pair with each other and can exchange genetic material in a process called chromosomal crossover.