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TaASY1 promotes homologous chromosome interactions and is affected by deletion of Ph1.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Feb 2009
Boden Scott A, Langridge Peter, Spangenberg German, Able Jason A
Abstract excerpt
During meiosis, chromosomes are sorted into homologous pairs as a preface to their intimate association via recombination and synapsis. However, little is known about the mechanism used to distinguish homologous chromosomes from other chromosomes present in the nucleus. Studies in wheat (Triticum aestivum) have shown that the Pairing homoeologous 1 (Ph1) locus is required to suppress interactions between...
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