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First end-to-end sequence of human X chromosome assembled – Mirage News
Ernesto Del Aguila III Ultra long reads of DNA gave the researchers bigger pieces to work with and made it easier to solve the puzzle of the X chromosome…
The first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome has now been assembled. Until this time, and despite decades of improvements on the human reference genome assembly, no human chromosome had ever been assembled from tip to tip.
Conducted on a human X chromosome, the project showed that obtaining a precise, base-by-base sequence of a human chromosome is within reach. This study is part of a larger plan to assemble all other human chromosomes with as few gaps as possible.
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