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Loss of DNA methylation affects the recombination landscape in Arabidopsis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 10 Apr 2012
Mirouze Marie, Lieberman-Lazarovich Michal, Aversano Riccardo, Bucher Etienne, Nicolet Joël, Reinders Jon, Paszkowski Jerzy
Abstract excerpt
During sexual reproduction, one-half of the genetic material is deposited in gametes, and a complete set of chromosomes is restored upon fertilization. Reduction of the genetic information before gametogenesis occurs in meiosis, when cross-overs (COs) between homologous chromosomes secure an exchange of their genetic information. COs are not evenly distributed along chromosomes and are suppressed in chromosomal...
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