During meiosis, sister chromatids produced by chromosome duplication are held together by Rec8, a meiosis-specific cohesion protein. Rec8 joins the whole length of the sister chromatids together ...

the first mitotic division of chromosomes in functional megaspores that carry hDNAs after the completion of meiosis must be inhibited. Through artificially inducing chromosome doubling of the embryo ...

Gibberella stalk rot (GSR) caused by Fusarium graminearum is one of the most devastating diseases causing significant yield loss of maize, and GSR resistance is a quantitative trait controlled by ...