Scientists map hotspots for genetic exchange in chimpanzees

Saturday, March 17, 2012 - 22:20 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have constructed the world's first genetic map in chimpanzees of recombination -- the exchange of genetic material within a chromosome that makes us all unique. The study shows surprising differences compared to how the process occurs in the human genome.

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