The X chromosome carries at least 150 genes linked to intelligence. Since the mother has two X chromosomes to pass along while the father only has one, the mother’s contribution to the child’s ...

An international team of researchers co-led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, have identified rules that ...

"We're diving into the basic science of how sex chromosomes influence not just how disease develops, but how cells respond to treatment," said Aguado. "By figuring out these sex-dependent ...

Human biological sex is determined by the sex chromosomes X and Y. In most cases, females possess two X chromosomes, while males have one X and one Y. However, there is some evidence that the Y ...

How could this trait be explained? And did this fly disprove the basic premise of the chromosome theory? In the Morgan lab's search to make sense of the white-eyed female, Lilian Vaughn Morgan ...

The X and Y chromosomes, commonly referred to as the sex chromosomes, are one such pair. They determine the biological sex, reproductive organs, and sexual characteristics that develop in a person.