Recombination-independent mechanisms and pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis in plants

Molecular Plant

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 492-501

  Da Ines, Olivier ^a   Gallego, Maria E ^a   White, Charles I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Centromeres; Chromatin; Homolog pairing; Meiosis; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CHROMOSOME PAIRING; GENETICS; MEIOSIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TELOMERE;

CHROMOSOME PAIRING; MEIOSIS; PLANT PROTEINS; TELOMERE;

EID: 84898727489     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mp/sst172     Document Type: Review

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