Mechanisms of meiotic restitution under heat: Arabidopsis thaliana as a model KU Leuven
The main objective of this research study is to assess the natural genetic variation in heat-induced meiotic restitution in the Arabidopsis thaliana germplasm, and exploit this to characterize underlying cytological mechanisms and to identify determining genetic factors. These insights will provide a fundamental basis for elucidating the molecular mechanisms that underpin heat sensitivity of meiotic cell division in plants. A preliminary ...