Leishmania Chromosomal Chaos (IMAGE)

Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

Leishmania Chromosomal Chaos

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Chromosomes always come in pairs, so the laws of biology say. But the Leishmania parasite is unique in not obeying that rule. Horizontally 17 Leishmania parasite strains that were sequenced, vertically the serial number of the chromosome. The color indicates in how many copies that chromosome appears. No two individual parasites have the same pattern! With ‘normal’ organisms all individuals have the same pattern.

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Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine, Wellcome Trust Sanger institute

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