Ben Wielstra
@benwielstra.bsky.social
Associate Professor Evolution & Biodiversity @ Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University & Naturalis Biodiversity Center | Wielstra lab website: benwielstra.wordpress.com | Newts newts newts!
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Now @benwielstra.bsky.social and co have worked out how this situation came about
Around 24 million years ago, when paired chromosomes were swapping bits of DNA during meiosis, one huge chunk of chromosome 1 got transferred instead of swapped
www.newscientist.com/article/2455...
Around 24 million years ago, when paired chromosomes were swapping bits of DNA during meiosis, one huge chunk of chromosome 1 got transferred instead of swapped
www.newscientist.com/article/2455...
A 200-year-old mystery about newts has finally been solved
A genetic flaw dooms half of all crested newts to die before they hatch – now we know how this baffling evolutionary quirk came about
www.newscientist.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Now @benwielstra.bsky.social and co have worked out how this situation came about
Around 24 million years ago, when paired chromosomes were swapping bits of DNA during meiosis, one huge chunk of chromosome 1 got transferred instead of swapped
www.newscientist.com/article/2455...
Around 24 million years ago, when paired chromosomes were swapping bits of DNA during meiosis, one huge chunk of chromosome 1 got transferred instead of swapped
www.newscientist.com/article/2455...