chromosomal
Americanadjective
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"While our study focused on cichlids, chromosomal inversions aren't unique to them," said co-senior author Professor Richard Durbin, from Cambridge's Department of Genetics.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
Their analysis revealed that slightly more than 10% of cell divisions produce spontaneous chromosomal abnormalities.
From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026
Zoo officials said that Maka was 5 when he was diagnosed with chromosomal abnormalities and had been receiving treatment throughout his life.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025
Stress, medications or drugs, and diet can all affect brain cells, sometimes reducing existing chromosomal sex differences.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025
The distinction between the two “races” of flies by virtue of a single chromosomal inversion was the most dramatic example of genetic variation that any geneticist had ever seen in a natural population.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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