Suppression of meiotic crossovers in pericentromeric heterochromatin requires synaptonemal complex and meiotic recombination factors in Drosophila melanogaster
Nila M. Pazhayam, Sasha Sagar, Jeff J. Sekelsky
The paper investigates crossover suppression in Drosophila pericentromeric regions by analyzing mutations affecting the synaptonemal complex and recombination factors, finding that these factors are critical for suppressing crossovers in heterochromatin.
Genetics · Feb 25, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics