Why? Because the science behind inherited traits is complicated. Your hairline, rare hair color, freckles, dimples and even ...

Evolution describes changes in inherited traits of populations through successive generations. To fully understand the science of ecology, one must first be able to grasp evolutionary concepts.

Now, researchers at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) have taken another step in determining exactly how by identifying a number of new genetic sites associated with specific personality traits. They ...

Study: Genetics of female and male reproductive traits and their relationship with health, longevity and consequences for offspring. Image Credit: Billion Photos / Shutterstock A recent study ...

This study, coordinated by Asier Sáez-Cirión, Head of the Institut Pasteur's Viral Reservoirs and Immune Control Unit, has found that some genetic characteristics associated with innate immunity ...

What Is Sickle Cell Trait? Sickle cell trait (SCT) is a genetic blood disorder. That means it’s inherited or passed down from a parent to a child (or children). Sickle cell trait is ...

Polygenic scores (PGS) are metrics used to estimate the genetic predisposition of people to developing specific mental health conditions, personality traits or diseases. In recent years ...

Bad memory? Poor sleep habits? These inherited traits may come from your parents. But who's to blame? Here's what the science says. Do you have your mom’s button nose? Did your dad pass on the ...