The Case of the Missing Chromosomes
Evolution Talk11 Joulu 2023

The Case of the Missing Chromosomes

Our story starts with cells. Not our cells but the cells of our closest relatives. The great apes. Within the nucleus of their cells the great apes have 24 chromosome pairs. We have 23 pairs. If we share a common ancestor, what happened to the missing chromosomes?

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