MeiCOfi: Meiotic CrossOver Finder in haploid, diploid, polyploid and hyper-recombinant genomes (opens in new tab)

During the meiotic cell division, homologous chromosomes pair and recombine, leading to large reciprocal exchanges of genetic information. In most species, meiotic crossovers (COs) are crucial for normal chromosome segregation and they generate genetic diversity, which can be acted upon by natural selection in wild populations or by breeders to combine desirable traits in a genome. Identifying the position and frequency of COs is therefore essential in both classical genetics studies and bree...