Chromosome chain makes a link

Laura Carrel ()
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Laura Carrel: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Nature, 2004, vol. 432, issue 7019, 817-818

Abstract: The platypus' sex chromosomes are as peculiar as its appearance. Five X and five Y chromosomes form a remarkable chain-like configuration in male reproductive cells that ensures appropriate sperm formation.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1038/432817a

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