Researchers engineer first sustainable chromosome changes in mice (IMAGE)

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Researchers engineer first sustainable chromosome changes in mice

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By fusing two medium-sized chromosomes, researchers produced the first sustainable engineered karyotype for lab mice. This mouse carries two chromosomes fused together.

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Image by WANG Qiang

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