Reproduction Abstracts

Introduction: In meiosis, homologous chromosomes pair, synapse, and recombine with their partners in parallel with the formation of the synaptonemal complex, a tripartite structure with two axial elements connected by transverse filaments. It has been demonstrated that two meiosis-specific cohesin subunits, RAD21L and REC8 are essential for the formation of the axial elements and homologous chromosome recombination. However, it is unknown how they are involved in synapsis and ...