Impact of external stimuli on meiotic recombination and ploidy reduction in plants - molecular factors and hormonal regulation Ghent University
Meiosis is an essential part of sexual reproduction as it shuffles the parental genetic information and leads to haploid spore formation. The level of genetic exchange between parental chromosomes is tightly regulated through the orchestrated action of several recombination proteins. Recently, studies in yeast and metazoans have revealed an additional role for the environment. More specifically, stress appears to enhance the frequency of ...