Polyploidization increases meiotic recombination frequency in <it>Arabidopsis</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Polyploidization is the multiplication of the whole chromosome complement and has occurred frequently in vascular plants. Maintenance of stable polyploid state over generations requires special mechanisms to control pairing and distr...

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Main Authors: Rehmsmeier Marc, Fang Wei, Pecinka Ales, Levy Avraham A, Mittelsten Scheid Ortrun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/9/24