SnapShot: Meiosis - Prophase I

Laura Láscarez-Lagunas; Marina Martinez-Garcia; Mónica Colaiácovo

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.038

SnapShot: Meiosis - Prophase I

Cell. 2020 Jun 11;181(6):1442-1442.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.038.

Authors

Laura Láscarez-Lagunas¹, Marina Martinez-Garcia¹, Mónica Colaiácovo¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

PMID: 32531249
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.04.038

Abstract

Meiosis is the specialized cell division that generates haploid gametes and is therefore essential for sexual reproduction. This SnapShot encompasses key events taking place during prophase I of meiosis that are required for achieving proper chromosome segregation and highlights how these are both conserved and diverged throughout five different species. To view this SnapShot, open or download the PDF.

MeSH terms

Animals
Arabidopsis / physiology
Caenorhabditis elegans / physiology
Chromosome Segregation / physiology
Drosophila melanogaster / physiology
Meiosis / physiology*
Meiotic Prophase I / physiology*
Mice
Saccharomyces cerevisiae / physiology

Grants and funding

R01 GM072551/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States