Single nucleus sequencing reveals spermatid chromosome fragmentation as a possible cause of maize haploid induction

Plant breeders can produce haploid maize lines using haploid inducer lines as pollen donors. Here, by sequencing the genomes of single pollen nuclei, Li et al. show that haploid inducer spermatids are frequently aneuploid and suggest chromosome fragmentation as a possible cause of haploid induction.

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Main Authors: Xiang Li, Dexuan Meng, Shaojiang Chen, Haishan Luo, Qinghua Zhang, Weiwei Jin, Jianbing Yan
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a1741e32c8d84d82a5980e55fb79189a
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