Both MCM8 and BRCA2 have been shown to be associated with meiosis and female infertility (Moynahan et al., 2001; Rodriguezmari et al., 2011; Gambus and Blow, 2013), and STAG3 is a meiosis-specific gene involved in female infertility. The gene discussed is BRCA2; the disease is female infertility.