Genetic regulation of meiosis in polyploid species: New insights into an old question

New Phytologist

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-36

  Cifuentes, Marta ^a   Grandont, Laurie ^a   Moore, Graham ^b   Chèvre, Anne Marie ^c   Jenczewski, Eric ^a  

^a INSTITUT JEAN PIERRE BOURGIN   (France)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Chiasmata; Cytological diploidization; Evolution; Genetic regulation; Meiosis; Pairing homeologous genes; Polyploidy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CHROMOSOME; CYTOLOGY; DICOTYLEDON; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; POLYPLOIDY; WHEAT;

DIPLOIDY; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; MEIOSIS; PLANT; POLYPLOIDY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

DIPLOIDY; EVOLUTION; MEIOSIS; PLANTS; POLYPLOIDY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BRASSICA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77950943203     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03084.x     Document Type: Review

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