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ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2019

Factors influencing meiotic recombination revealed by whole-genome sequencing of single sperm.

Anjali Gupta Hinch, Gang Zhang, Philipp W Becker, Daniela Moralli, Robert Hinch, Benjamin Davies, Rory Bowden, Peter Donnelly

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Article in Science (New York, N.Y.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers.

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78 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. On the origin of PRDM9-guided recombination hotspots.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  7. Why recombination hotspots?PLoS genetics · 2026
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  12. Mouse X-linked microRNA cluster regulates the meiotic checkpoint andProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Anjali Gupta HinchWellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0836-3418
Gang ZhangWellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2951-8287
Philipp W BeckerWellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6901-6527
Daniela MoralliWellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7977-8496
Robert HinchWellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3169-698X
Benjamin DaviesWellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3623-600X
Rory BowdenWellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8596-0366
Peter DonnellyWellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. donnelly@well.ox.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-9495-3408

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recombination is critical to meiosis and evolution, yet many aspects of the physical exchange of DNA via crossovers remain poorly understood. We report an approach for single-cell whole-genome DNA sequencing by which we sequenced 217 individual hybrid mouse sperm, providing a kilobase-resolution genome-wide map of crossovers. Combining this map with molecular assays measuring stages of recombination, we identified factors that affect crossover probability, including PRDM9 binding on the non-initiating template homolog and telomere proximity. These factors also influence the time for sites of recombination-initiating DNA double-strand breaks to find and engage their homologs, with rapidly engaging sites more likely to form crossovers. We show that chromatin environment on the template homolog affects positioning of crossover breakpoints. Our results also offer insights into recombination in the pseudoautosomal region.

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Crossing Over, GeneticAnimalsChromatinDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseMaleMeiosisMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPseudoautosomal RegionsSingle-Cell AnalysisSpermatozoaTelomereWhole Genome SequencingChromatinHistone-Lysine N-Methyltransferaseprdm9 protein, mouse

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PMID30898902
PMCPMC6445350

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