Meiotic behavior of small chromosomes in maize

The typical behavior of chromosomes in meiosis is that homologous pairs synapse, recombine and then separate at anaphase I. At anaphase II, sister chromatids separate. However, studies of small chromosomes in maize derived from a variety of sources typically have failure of sister chromatid cohesion...

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Main Authors: James A. Birchler, Fangpu eHan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2013.00505/full