Meiosis: the chromosomal foundation of reproduction
E Bolcun-Filas, MA Handel - Biology of reproduction, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Meiosis is the chromosomal foundation of reproduction, with errors in this important process
leading to aneuploidy and/or infertility. In this review celebrating the 50th anniversary of the …
leading to aneuploidy and/or infertility. In this review celebrating the 50th anniversary of the …
Evolutionary mysteries in meiosis
Meiosis is a key event of sexual life cycles in eukaryotes. Its mechanistic details have been
uncovered in several model organisms, and most of its essential features have received …
uncovered in several model organisms, and most of its essential features have received …
[HTML][HTML] BLM ortholog, Sgs1, prevents aberrant crossing-over by suppressing formation of multichromatid joint molecules
Bloom's helicase (BLM) is thought to prevent crossing-over during DNA double-strand-break
repair (DSBR) by disassembling double-Holliday junctions (dHJs) or by preventing their …
repair (DSBR) by disassembling double-Holliday junctions (dHJs) or by preventing their …
Construction of a 10,000-marker ultradense genetic recombination map of potato: providing a framework for accelerated gene isolation and a genomewide physical …
H Van Os, S Andrzejewski, E Bakker, I Barrena… - Genetics, 2006 - academic.oup.com
An ultradense genetic linkage map with> 10,000 AFLP loci was constructed from a
heterozygous diploid potato population. To our knowledge, this is the densest meiotic …
heterozygous diploid potato population. To our knowledge, this is the densest meiotic …
Meiotic recombination
N Hunter - Molecular genetics of recombination, 2007 - Springer
Crossover recombination is essential for homolog segregation during meiosis. In contrast to
spontaneous mitotic recombination, meiotic recombination is intrinsic being initiated by the …
spontaneous mitotic recombination, meiotic recombination is intrinsic being initiated by the …
Extreme heterogeneity in the molecular events leading to the establishment of chiasmata during meiosis i in human oocytes
ML Lenzi, J Smith, T Snowden, M Kim, R Fishel… - The American Journal of …, 2005 - cell.com
In humans,∼ 50% of conceptuses are chromosomally aneuploid as a consequence of
errors in meiosis, and most of these aneuploid conceptuses result in spontaneous …
errors in meiosis, and most of these aneuploid conceptuses result in spontaneous …
Crossover interference
KJ Hillers - Current Biology, 2004 - cell.com
During prophase of meiosis in most eukaryotes, DNA recombination events between
homologous chromosomes are induced to occur at high frequency, so there are usually …
homologous chromosomes are induced to occur at high frequency, so there are usually …
A rigorous measure of genome-wide genetic shuffling that takes into account crossover positions and Mendel's second law
Comparative studies in evolutionary genetics rely critically on evaluation of the total amount
of genetic shuffling that occurs during gamete production. Such studies have been …
of genetic shuffling that occurs during gamete production. Such studies have been …
Broad-scale recombination patterns underlying proper disjunction in humans
Although recombination is essential to the successful completion of human meiosis, it
remains unclear how tightly the process is regulated and over what scale. To assess the …
remains unclear how tightly the process is regulated and over what scale. To assess the …
Cryptic sex in the smallest eukaryotic marine green alga
Ostreococcus spp. are common worldwide oceanic picoeukaryotic pelagic algae. The
complete genomes of three strains from different ecological niches revealed them to …
complete genomes of three strains from different ecological niches revealed them to …