function offspring = crossover(parents)
    [num_parents, string_length] = size(parents);
    offspring = zeros(num_parents, string_length);
    
    %pick every 2, use -1 so you can select the next one i.e. i+1 without
    %running out of hte index bounds
    for i = 1:2:num_parents-1
        crossover_point = randi([1, string_length-1]);
        offspring(i, :) = [
            parents(i, 1:crossover_point) ...
            parents(i+1, crossover_point+1:end)
        ];
        offspring(i+1, :) = [
            parents(i+1, 1:crossover_point) ...
            parents(i, crossover_point+1:end)
        ];
    end

    if mod(num_parents, 2) == 1
        %Carry over last parent if odd
        offspring(end, :) = parents(end, :);
    end
end