Meiotic Recombination: Taking the Path Less Traveled

Danny E Miller; R Scott Hawley

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.11.002

Meiotic Recombination: Taking the Path Less Traveled

Curr Biol. 2017 Jan 9;27(1):R26-R28. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.11.002.

Authors

Danny E Miller¹, R Scott Hawley²

Affiliations

¹ MD-PhD Physician Scientist Training Program, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
² Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. Electronic address: rsh@stowers.org.

PMID: 28073018
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.11.002

Abstract

The proper distribution of crossovers during meiosis I ensures accurate chromosome segregation at the first meiotic division. A new study reveals both the consequences of improper crossover patterning in Drosophila and the role of Blm helicase in controlling this patterning.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Bloom Syndrome*
Chromosome Segregation
Drosophila
Homologous Recombination
Meiosis*