Spatiotemporal asymmetry of the meiotic program underlies the predominantly distal distribution of meiotic crossovers in barley

Plant Cell

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 4096-4109

  Higgins, James D ^a   Perry, Ruth M ^a   Barakate, Abdellah ^b   Ramsay, Luke ^c   Waugh, Robbie ^c   Halpin, Claire ^b   Armstrong, Susan J ^a   Franklin, F Chris H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84870673414     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.102483     Document Type: Article

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