It Is Just a Matter of Time: Balancing Homologous Recombination and Non-homologous End Joining at the rDNA Locus During Meiosis

Ribosomal RNA genes (rDNAs) are located in large domains of hundreds of rDNA units organized in a head-to-tail manner. The proper and stable inheritance of rDNA clusters is of paramount importance for survival. Yet, these highly repetitive elements pose a potential risk to the genome since they can...

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Main Authors: Jason Sims, Fernando A. Rabanal, Christiane Elgert, Arndt von Haeseler, Peter Schlögelhofer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.773052/full