In cats, the fur pigmentation gene is X-linked, and depending on which copy of the X chromosome each cell chooses to leave active, either an orange or black coat color results. X inactivation only ...

The image obtained in the microscope (Figure 2a) was processed by a computer to generate a false-color image (Figure 2b) that depicts each chromosome in a distinctive color. The chromosomes were ...

From fighting diseases to determining why you can't stand cilantro, genetics are the silent architects of your life. Here's everything you need to know ...

The X chromosome is larger and commands more regulatory functions throughout the brain and body. While diseases such as color-blindness and hemophilia have long been understood to be X-linked ...

As The New York Times reports, most of what scientists knew of skin-color genetics came from studies of European populations, which found that mutations in the gene SLC24A5 caused cells to make less ...

Each person has about 20,000 genes. The genes code for different traits, such as eye color, body type, or male or female sex. Inside each cell, DNA is tightly wrapped together in structures called ...