| Literature DB >> 10066571 |
P S Schnable1, A P Hsia, B J Nikolau.
Abstract
Meiotic recombination generates novel allelic arrays on chromosomes. Recent experiments have revealed an extraordinarily nonrandom distribution of recombination breakpoints along the lengths of plant chromosomes; for example, recombination breakpoints often resolve within genic sequences, and thereby generate novel alleles. The mechanism by which recombination breakpoints are determined is an area of active investigation. In addition, recent developments are providing recombination-based technologies for creating targeted alterations in the architecture of plant genomes.Mesh:
Year: 1998 PMID: 10066571 DOI: 10.1016/s1369-5266(98)80013-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Plant Biol ISSN: 1369-5266 Impact factor: 7.834