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Genetic background affects the strength of crossover interference in house mice.
Genetics - 6 Nov 2024
Morgan Andrew P, Payseur Bret A
Abstract excerpt
Meiotic recombination is required for faithful chromosome segregation in most sexually reproducing organisms and shapes the distribution of genetic variation in populations. Both the overall rate and the spatial distribution of crossovers vary within and between species. Adjacent crossovers on the same chromosome tend to be spaced more evenly than expected at random, a phenomenon known as crossover interference....
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