Record-size sex chromosome found in two bird species

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 18:00 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have discovered the largest known avian sex chromosome. The giant chromosome was created when four chromosomes fused together into one, and has been found in two species of lark.

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