The process of meiosis involves genetic shuffling that dilutes the desirable traits of sexually reproducing crops. Identification of a mutation in which shuffling does not occur is a step forward for plant breeders.
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van Dijk, P. A hold on plant meiosis. Nature 451, 1063–1064 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/4511063a
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