Rk. Dawe, MEIOTIC CHROMOSOME ORGANIZATION AND SEGREGATION IN PLANTS, Annual review of plant physiology and plant molecular biology, 49, 1998, pp. 371-395
During meiosis, homologous chromosomes are brought together to be reco
mbined and segregated into separate haploid gametes, This requires two
cell divisions, an elaborate prophase with five substages, and specia
lized mechanisms that regulate the association of sister chromatids. T
his review focuses on plant chromosomes and chromosome-associated stru
ctures, such as recombination nodules and kinetochores, that ensure ac
curate meiotic chromosome segregation.