Where to Cross Over? Defining Crossover Sites in Plants

It is believed that recombination in meiosis serves to reshuffle genetic material from both parents to increase genetic variation in the progeny. At the same time, the number of crossovers is usually kept at a very low level. As a consequence, many organisms need to make the best possible use from t...

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Main Authors: Julia Dluzewska, Maja Szymanska, Piotr A. Ziolkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2018.00609/full

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