Meiotic effects of MSH4 copy number variation support an adaptive role for post-polyploidy gene loss
Adrián Gonzalo, Marie-Odile Lucas, Catherine Marquis, Andrew H. Lloyd, Eric Jenczewski
The paper investigates how MSH4 copy number variation affects crossover formation in Brassica napus, showing reduced homoeologous crossovers with lower MSH4 copies, suggesting an adaptive role in polyploidy.
bioRxiv · Nov 29, 2018 · PreprintGenetics