title: Identifying meiotic mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana.
abstract: Arabidopsis is a very powerful tool for understanding meiosis in plants with genetic approaches. We provide here a simple summary of the techniques used to test if a candidate gene has an essential meiotic function. These protocols require no specific prior knowledge and help eliminate easily avoided mistakes in the attribution of a meiotic function to your favorite gene.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Centre de Versailles-Grignon, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin UMR1318 INRAAgroParisTech, Versailles Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Crismani
authors.forename: Raphaël
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mercier
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D032461:Chromosomes, Plant; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods; D008540:Meiosis / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D011058:Pollen / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins