Homologous locus pairing is a transient, di usion-mediated process in meiotic prophase

di usion-mediated process in meiotic prophase Trent A. C. Newmana,1, Bruno Beltranb,1, James M. McGeheea,2, Daniel Elnatana,2, Cori K. Cahoona,2, Michael R. Paddya, Daniel B. Chua, Andrew J. Spakowitzb,c,d,3, and Sean M. Burgessa,3 aDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California; bBiophysics Program, Stanford University, Stanford, California; cDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California; dDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California