Charles J. Underwood

This study shows that the ToPAR gene can induce egg cell division and alter embryo development in Arabidopsis, suggesting it can trigger parthenogenesis without gamete-specific factors.

MeiCOfi detects meiotic crossovers in diverse genomes with high resolution and low coverage, showing reliability across species and ploidy levels.

The paper maps meiotic DSBs in Arabidopsis using SPO11-1-oligonucleotides and shows their association with chromatin features and transposon activity.

This study shows that disrupting H3K9me2 and non-CG DNA methylation in Arabidopsis increases meiotic DSBs in centromeres and crossovers in pericentromeric heterochromatin.

The paper increases meiotic recombination in Arabidopsis by combining HEI10 overexpression with RECQ4A/RECQ4B mutations, leading to more crossovers and specific recombination patterns.

GenomeScope estimates genome size, heterozygosity, and repeat content from short reads to aid in genome analysis parameter selection.