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The teflon gene is required for maintenance of autosomal homolog pairing at meiosis I in male Drosophila melanogaster.
Genetics - 1 Jan 2001
Tomkiel J E, Wakimoto B T, Briscoe A
Abstract excerpt
In recombination-proficient organisms, chiasmata appear to mediate associations between homologs at metaphase of meiosis I. It is less clear how homolog associations are maintained in organisms that lack recombination, such as male Drosophila. In lieu of chiasmata and synaptonemal complexes, there must be molecules that balance poleward forces exerted across homologous centromeres. Here we describe the genetic...
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