Induced Chromosomal Exchange Directs the Segregation of Recombinant Chromatids in Mitosis of Drosophila

Corresponding author: Kent G. Golic, 201 Biology Bldg., Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112., golic{at}bioscience.utah.edu (E-mail).

Communicating editor: R. S. HAWLEY

In meiosis, the segregation of chromosomes at the reductional division is accomplished by first linking homologs together. Genetic exchange generates the bivalents that direct regular chromosome segregation. We show that genetic exchange in mitosis also generates bivalents and that these bivalents direct mitotic chromosome segregation. After FLP-mediated homologous recombination in G2 of the cell cycle, recombinant chromatids consistently segregate away from each other (x segregation). This pattern of segregation also applies to exchange between heterologs. Most, or all, cases of non-x segregation are the result of exchange in G1. Cytological evidence is presented that confirms the existence of the bivalents that direct this pattern of segregation. Our results implicate sister chromatid cohesion in maintenance of the bivalent. The pattern of chromatid segregation can be altered by providing an additional FRT at a more proximal site on one chromosome. We propose that sister chromatid exchange occurs at the more proximal site, allowing the recombinant chromatids to segregate together. This also allowed the recovery of reciprocal translocations following FLP-mediated heterologous recombination. The observation that exchange can generate a bivalent in mitotic divisions provides support for a simple evolutionary relationship between mitosis and meiosis.

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