Tinkering with meiosis

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-65

  Crismani, Wayne ^a   Girard, Chloé ^a   Mercier, Raphael ^a  

^a INSTITUT JEAN PIERRE BOURGIN   (France)

Author keywords

apomixis; crossover; diploid gametes; haploid; meiosis; plant breeding; recombination; reverse breeding

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CROSSING OVER; CYTOLOGY; FLOWER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; MEIOSIS; METABOLISM; PLANT CELL; REVIEW;

BREEDING; CROSSING OVER, GENETIC; GERM CELLS, PLANT; MEIOSIS; PLANT CELLS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84871728653     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers314     Document Type: Review

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