Archive for the tag 'chromosomes'

Feb 19 2008

How’d We Get 23?

Published by ErinC under genetics 101

It’s a question we’re getting used to: “Why are you called 23andMe?”
Many of you know the answer by now: our name refers to the 23 pairs of chromosomes usually found in humans.
But a question you may not know the answer to is “Why do humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes? Why not 13? Or [...]

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