Researchers identify the process behind the organ-specific elimination of chromosomes in plants
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 05:51
in Biology & Nature
Typically, each somatic cell in an organism holds the same amount of DNA. However, researchers have, for the first time, shed light on a process that leads to tissue-specific differences in DNA content in plants. With an unusually high efficiency rate of 100%, this programmed chromosome elimination mechanism could become a valuable genetic tool for plant breeding or medical applications.