Blurred lines: Human sex chromosome swapping occurs more often than previously thought
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
It turns out that the rigid 'line in the sand' over which the human sex chromosomes -- the Y and X -- go to avoid crossing over is a bit blurrier than previously thought. Contrary to the current scientific consensus, new research shows that X and Y DNA swapping may occur much more often.