Chromosome segregation in plant meiosis

Faithful chromosome segregation in meiosis is essential for ploidy stability over sexual life cycles. In plants, defective chromosome segregation caused by gene mutations or other factors leads to the formation of unbalanced or unreduced gametes creating aneuploid or polyploid progeny, respectively....

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Main Authors: Linda eZamariola, Choon Lin eTiang, Nico eDe Storme, Wojtek ePawlowski, Danny eGeelen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2014.00279/full