The study of homologous recombination has its historical roots in meiosis. In this context,
recombination occurs as a programmed event that culminates in the formation of crossovers …

Recombination is a prominent feature of meiosis in which it plays an important role in
increasing genetic diversity during inheritance. Additionally, in most organisms …

INTRODUCTION The centromeres of eukaryotic chromosomes assemble the multiprotein
kinetochore complex and thereby position attachment to the spindle microtubules, allowing …

Meiotic crossovers (COs) have intriguing patterning properties, including CO interference,
the tendency of COs to be well-spaced along chromosomes, and heterochiasmy, the marked …

The synaptonemal complex is a tripartite proteinaceous ultrastructure that forms between
homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis in the majority of eukaryotes. It is …

Meiosis is the cell division that reshuffles genetic information between generations.
Recently, much progress has been made in understanding this process; in particular, the …

The SPO11 protein catalyzes the formation of meiotic DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) and
is homologous to the A subunit of an archaeal topoisomerase (topo VI). Topo VI are …

Microsporogenesis and male gametogenesis are essential for the alternating life cycle of
flowering plants between diploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte generations. Rice …

FANCM suppresses crossovers in plants by unwinding recombination intermediates. In
wheat, crossovers are skewed toward the chromosome ends, thus limiting generation of …

Whole genome duplication (WGD) is a major factor in the evolution of multicellular
eukaryotes, yet by doubling the number of homologs, WGD severely challenges reliable …