Review: Shuffling genes for better breeds
Plant Science Research WeeklyDuring meiosis, the cell division process that generates four distinct gametes, chromosomes exchange genetic material during homologous recombination. Homologous recombination is a complex process that is tightly controlled in location and frequency – each chromosome must have at least one crossover…
What happens when DNA breaks are repaired and when repair fails?
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSamach et al. use a pigment-based visual assay to explore the repair of double-stranded DNA breakd in plants.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad209
Avraham Levy and Aviva Samach, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Background: Plant breeding is the art of combining desirable traits…