Acknowledgments We apologize to colleagues whose work could not be cited owing to space constraints. J.H., H.M. and Y.W. are supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2011CB944603), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31370347), and by funds from Fudan University and Rijk Zwaan. G.P.C. is supported by the US National Science Foundation (MCB- 1121563) and Rijk Zwaan.
Meiosis comprises two rounds of nuclear division following a single phase of DNA replication, leading to the production of haploid gametes and is essential for sexual reproduction in eukaryotes. Unlike mitosis, meiosi...