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Cytological Analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana Meiotic Chromosomes

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 558))

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Advances in molecular biology and in the genetics of Arabidopsis thaliana have led to this organism becoming an important model for the analysis of meiosis in plants. Cytogenetic investigations are pivotal to meiotic studies and a number of technological improvements for Arabidopsis cytology have provided a range of tools to investigate chromosome behaviour during meiosis. This chapter includes protocols on basic cytology, FISH analysis, immunocytology, a procedure for a meiotic time course and electron microscopy.

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The work in our laboratories is supported by the Royal Society and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Technical support has been provided by Steve Price.

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  1. School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

    Susan J. Armstrong, Eugenio Sanchez-Moran, F. Chris & H. Franklin

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  1. Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, York Ave. 1275, New York, 10021-6007, U.S.A.

    Scott Keeney

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Armstrong, S.J., Sanchez-Moran, E., Chris, F., Franklin, H. (2009). Cytological Analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana Meiotic Chromosomes. In: Keeney, S. (eds) Meiosis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 558. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-103-5_9

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