Environmental modulation of meiotic recombination and ploidy reduction in plants – relevance, molecular factors and hormonal regulation Ghent University
In eukaryotic organisms, meiosis is an essential part of sexual reproduction as it shuffles the parental genetic information and forms the basis for haploid spore formation. The level of genetic exchange between parental chromosomes in meiosis is tightly regulated and involves the orchestrated action of several ‘recombination’ proteins. Recent studies in yeast and metazoans have revealed an additional role for the environment. More ...