About the Conference Series
Meiosis is the process by which diploid cells produce haploid gametes or spores, a key event for sexual reproduction, with major implications on the transmission of the genetic information and on genome evolution.
The research on meiosis is highly dynamic and innovative thanks to the combination of molecular, cellular, cytological and genetic approaches and, importantly, by complementary studies in a number of different model organisms. Each system provides a slightly different window on the process of meiosis and allows distinguishing evolutionary conserved processes from those that are more species specific.
This conference, the first of the conference series on Meiosis, will explore recent advances and multiple aspects of this cellular program from entry through its culmination in gamete formation. Specific emphasis will be on the processes that allow the establishment of functional chiasmata and, thus ensure the faithful genome segregation, while generating novel combinations of alleles at each generation. The various topics will be addressed through studies in fungi, plants, insects, and other animals, including human.
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Topics
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| • | The meiotic cycle |
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| • | Crossover: mechanism and regulation |
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| • | Chromosome dynamics: movement, pairing, synapsis |
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| • | The reductional segregation |
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| • | Impact on genome evolution |
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© SEILLE Jean Luc / Conseil Général de Vaucluse LEFRANC David / Coll. CDT Vaucluse |
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