ReviewMolecular biology and evolution2024
Understanding the Genetic Basis of Variation in Meiotic Recombination: Past, Present, and Future.
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- Inferring fine-scale rates of mutation and recombination in the coppery titi monkey (Plecturocebus cupreus).Heredity · 2026Article
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- Screening of microhaplotypes for paternity testing from low-recombination regions in the human genome.BMC genomics · 2026Article
- Dynamic regulation of spermatogenesis and hybrid sterility revealed by single-cell analysis in yak and cattle.Molecular biology and evolution · 2026Article
- Estimating the additive genetic variance for relative fitness from changes in allele frequency.Genetics · 2026Article
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- An Increase in Male Recombination Rate With Age in Dairy Cattle Is Heritable and Polygenic.Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie · 2026Article
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Abstract
Meiotic recombination is a fundamental feature of sexually reproducing species. It is often required for proper chromosome segregation and plays important role in adaptation and the maintenance of genetic diversity. The molecular mechanisms of recombination are remarkably conserved across eukaryotes, yet meiotic genes and proteins show substantial variation in their sequence and function, even between closely related species. Furthermore, the rate and distribution of recombination shows a huge diversity within and between chromosomes, individuals, sexes, populations, and species. This variation has implications for many molecular and evolutionary processes, yet how and why this diversity has evolved is not well understood. A key step in understanding trait evolution is to determine its genetic basis-that is, the number, effect sizes, and distribution of loci underpinning variation. In this perspective, I discuss past and current knowledge on the genetic basis of variation in recombination rate and distribution, explore its evolutionary implications, and present open questions for future research.
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