Redundant microtubule crosslinkers prevent meiotic spindle bending to ensure diploid offspring in C. elegans.

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"This work was supported by National Institute of General Medical Science grant R35GM136241 to FJM and Wellcome Trust Sir Henry Dale Fellowship (208833) to D.C. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript."