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Somatic meiosis-like reduction was observed in some cells of the embryogenic callus of Arabidopsis thaliana. Two types were identified. One type was somatic chromosome reductional grouping, in wich the chromesomes in a cell were separated direetly at either prophase or metaphase. Chromosome reductional grouping happened more frequently in polyploid cells, and the morphology of the chromosomes did not show the role of the spindle fibers. The other type was somatic meiosis which was analogous to the process of gametogenesis, characterized by the pairing and synapsis of homologous chromosomes. The roles of somatic meiosis-like reduction in somatic embryogenesis and somaclonal variations are discussed
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Yhiua, C., Lihua, Z., Yuxuan, G. et al. Meiosis-like reduction during somatic embryogenesis of Arabidopsis thaliana . In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Plant 37, 654–657 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-001-0114-y
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