Unlocking meiotic crossovers near plant centromeres
Rigel Salinas-Gamboa, Joiselle Blanche Fernandes, Qichao Lian, Dipesh Kumar Singh, Stéphanie Durand, Divyanshu Sahu, Laia Capilla, Hernan Lopez, Alexandra Kalde, Raphaël Mercier
This study identifies three factors that suppress meiotic crossovers near centromeres in Arabidopsis and shows that their mutation increases crossover frequency in these regions.
bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2025 · PreprintGenetics