TY - CHAP AU - Maria Elena Dell’Aquila AU - Yoon Sung Cho AU - Nicola Antonio Martino AU - Manuel Filioli Uranio AU - Lucia Rutigliano AU - Katrin Hinrichs ED - Andrew Swan Y1 - 2012-02-29 PY - 2012 T1 - OMICS for the Identification of Biomarkers for Oocyte Competence, with Special Reference to the Mare as a Prospective Model for Human Reproductive Medicine N2 - Meiosis, the process of forming gametes in preparation for sexual reproduction, has long been a focus of intense study. Meiosis has been studied at the cytological, genetic, molecular and cellular levels. Studies in model systems have revealed common underlying mechanisms while in parallel, studies in diverse organisms have revealed the incredible variation in meiotic mechanisms. This book brings together many of the diverse strands of investigation into this fascinating and challenging field of biology. BT - Meiosis SP - Ch. 14 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/33270 DO - 10.5772/33270 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-24 ER -