Andrew H. Lloyd

The paper uses beam-film modeling with Arabidopsis data to show that crossover patterning mechanics are similar in male and female meiosis, with differences explained by chromosome axis length and DNA break levels.

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.

This study increases meiotic crossover frequency in hybrid plants by disrupting specific pathways, leading to a 7.8-fold increase in genetic map length.