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The supernumerary B chromosome of maize: drive and genomic conflict

The supernumerary B chromosome of maize is dispensable, containing no vital genes, and thus is variable in number and presence in lines of maize. In order to be maintained in populations, it has a drive mechanism consisting of nondisjunction at the pollen mitosis that produces the two sperm cells, a...

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Autores principales: Birchler, James A., Yang, Hua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8564619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34727722
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.210197