Shuffling chromosomes could be a way to promote speciation: the origin and diversification of new species. But there's more to it than that, says Henry Gee.
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Fischer, G., James, S.A., Roberts, I.N., Oliver, S.G. & Louis, E.J. Chromosomal evolution in Saccharomyces. Nature 405, 451 - 454 2000.
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Gee, H. The chromosome shuffle. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000525-11
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000525-11