Genomic analysis of plant chromosomes based on meiotic pairing

Abstract

This review presents the principles and applications of classical genomic analysis, with emphasis on plant breeding. The main mathematical models used to estimate the preferential chromosome pairing in diploid or polyploid, interspecific or intergenera hybrids are presented and discussed, with special reference to the applications and studies for the definition of genome relationships among species of the Poaceae family.

Keywords

• genomic affinity
• meiosis
• interspecific hybrids
• Poaceae