Pollen sequencing reveals barriers and aberrant patterns of recombination in interspecific tomato hybrids
Roven Rommel Fuentes, Ronald Nieuwenhuis, Jihed Chouaref, Thamara Hesselink, W. van Dooijeweert, Hetty C. van den Broeck, Elio G. W. M. Schijlen, Henk J. Schouten, Yuling Bai, Paul F. Fransz, Maike E. Stam, Hans de Jong, Sara Diaz Trivino, Dick de Ridder, Aalt D. J. van Dijk, Sander Peters
This study uses pollen sequencing to analyze recombination patterns in tomato hybrids, identifying coldspots and their association with transposable elements and gene complexes, and proposes strategies to overcome recombination barriers.
PLoS Genetics · Jul 1, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics