Where to cross? New insights into the location of meiotic crossovers. Issue 7 (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mézard, Christine; Tagliaro Jahns, Marina; Grelon, Mathilde
• Is Part Of: Trends in genetics. Volume 31:Issue 7(2015)
• Page Start: 393
• Page End: 401
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Genetics -- Periodicals; 576.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2015.03.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0168-9525

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Crossovers (COs) are essential to the proper segregation of chromosomes at meiosis.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">CO distribution along the chromosomes is tightly controlled.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">CO distribution along the chromosomes is a characteristic of each species.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">CO localization mirrors only partially meiotic double-strand breaks activity.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">CO landscape of a given species is the result of several levels of regulation.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>