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. 1998 Jun:49:371-395.
doi: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.49.1.371.

MEIOTIC CHROMOSOME ORGANIZATION AND SEGREGATION IN PLANTS

R. Kelly Dawe  1
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MEIOTIC CHROMOSOME ORGANIZATION AND SEGREGATION IN PLANTS

R. Kelly Dawe. Annu Rev Plant Physiol Plant Mol Biol. 1998 Jun.

Abstract

During meiosis, homologous chromosomes are brought together to be recombined and segregated into separate haploid gametes. This requires two cell divisions, an elaborate prophase with five substages, and specialized mechanisms that regulate the association of sister chromatids. This review focuses on plant chromosomes and chromosome-associated structures, such as recombination nodules and kinetochores, that ensure accurate meiotic chromosome segregation.

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