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André Marques
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A lover of chromosome biology 🧬🔬🔎 Studying (not only) meiosis, centromeres & genome evolution in plants!
Group leader at MPI for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, Germany
Lab website:
https://www.mpipz.mpg.de/5028512/marques
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Done!
September 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Reposted by André Marques
plantenzo.bsky.social
And still the dog rose Rosa Caninae manages to sexyally reproduce itself. German and Czech researchers show in Nature hoe the dog rose manages this.
Read more about how the dog rose manages this in my blog plantenzo.net/2025/07/08/u... 3/4

🧪 #PlantScience
Unequal inheritance
Against all odds the dog rose, Rosa caninae, manages to sexually reproduce with an uneven number of chromosomes. German and Czech researchers show in Nature hoe the dog rose manages this.
plantenzo.net
July 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
amarques.bsky.social
Thank you Stephan!
July 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Reposted by André Marques
ebpgenome.bsky.social
(2/2) 🔬 Looking for a recent success story? The June 2024 Nature article on decoding dogrose reproduction—powered by @TreeofLife and @sangerinstitute genomes—is a stellar example of an EBP-affiliated project driving breakthroughs in plant evolution and breeding.
2025 Nature Article: bit.ly/44tjHqb
July 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM