Published in Chromosoma on March 29, 2006
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Modeling meiotic chromosomes indicates a size dependent contribution of telomere clustering and chromosome rigidity to homologue juxtaposition. PLoS Comput Biol (2012) 0.85
Haploid meiosis in Arabidopsis: double-strand breaks are formed and repaired but without synapsis and crossovers. PLoS One (2013) 0.85
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Identification of heat shock factor 1 molecular and cellular targets during embryonic and adult female meiosis. Mol Cell Biol (2011) 0.82
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A few of our favorite things: Pairing, the bouquet, crossover interference and evolution of meiosis. Semin Cell Dev Biol (2016) 0.80
Finding the correct partner: the meiotic courtship. Scientifica (Cairo) (2012) 0.80
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The role of chromosomal retention of noncoding RNA in meiosis. Chromosome Res (2013) 0.79
Chromosomally-retained RNA mediates homologous pairing. Nucleus (2012) 0.79
Crossover localisation is regulated by the neddylation posttranslational regulatory pathway. PLoS Biol (2014) 0.79
A putative transcription factor MYT2 regulates perithecium size in the ascomycete Gibberella zeae. PLoS One (2012) 0.79
Many functions of the meiotic cohesin. Chromosome Res (2010) 0.78
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Evidence of protein-free homology recognition in magnetic bead force-extension experiments. Proc Math Phys Eng Sci (2016) 0.78
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A Zip3-like protein plays a role in crossover formation in the SC-less meiosis of the protist Tetrahymena. Mol Biol Cell (2017) 0.75
Sordaria, a model system to uncover links between meiotic pairing and recombination. Semin Cell Dev Biol (2016) 0.75
Crystal Structure of C-Terminal Coiled-Coil Domain of SYCP1 Reveals Non-Canonical Anti-Parallel Dimeric Structure of Transverse Filament at the Synaptonemal Complex. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
Observation of Extensive Chromosome Axis Remodeling during the "Diffuse-Phase" of Meiosis in Large Genome Cereals. Front Plant Sci (2017) 0.75
Homoeologous recombination in the presence of Ph1 gene in wheat. Chromosoma (2016) 0.75
mlh3 mutations in baker's yeast alter meiotic recombination outcomes by increasing noncrossover events genome-wide. PLoS Genet (2017) 0.75
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