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		When did human chromosome 2 fuse?(2023) (johnhawks.net)
		28 points by rolph 57 days ago \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

rolph 57 days ago | [–]

Robertsonian translocation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertsonian_translocation

zygentoma 57 days ago | [–]

I don't really get how chromosomes can fuse …

I mean, it can happen, sure, but how do you get offspring in a population full of individuals with unfused chromosomes?

Does it need to happen twice, at the same time, and exactly the same way?

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