A new study in #GENETICS from @hendersi.bsky.social’s group explores how natural variation in #Arabidopsis influences centromere-proximal crossover frequency and segregation distortion when #centromeres are heterozygous. buff.ly/Ev5Xrro
Testing Weismann’s germ plasm theory in Arabidopsis www.cell.com/current-biol... super nice lineage tracing work - do plants have a germline? @currentbiology.bsky.social
We have been cooking up this story for a while and we are excited to finally be able to share!
Read on if you're interested in whole plant regeneration WITHOUT the application of hormones!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thank you to my co-authors: @marcelauliano.bsky.social, @charlottewright.bsky.social, @hendersi.bsky.social, Sam Ebdon, @kamilsjaron.bsky.social & Mark Blaxter.
Finally, this would not have been possible without the Darwin Tree of Life sequencing & assembly teams @sangerinstitute.bsky.social! 🧵12/12