Eric J Vallender, Nathaniel M Pearson
& Bruce T Lahn
Eric J. Vallender, Nathaniel M. Pearson and Bruce T. Lahn are in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA. blahn@bsd.uchicago.edu
The X chromosome has traditionally been characterized as a conscientious sister to her derelict brother that is the Y. Beyond dutifully maintaining the family heritage, however, the X has developed its own unique identities. Now, the complete sequence of the human X allows us to appreciate its distinctiveness at an unprecedented resolution.
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