Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

How do cells manage to precisely duplicate their genetic material, especially in conditions of DNA damage? The ...

The biological research of UC Santa Cruz’s Needhi Bhalla to determine the molecular motions at the heart of heredity has ...

This competition, or arms race, is typically hard to observe–except when the genes in question live on the X and Y chromosomes, which determine the sex of offspring in mammals. In mice, this arms race ...

“No one should be left behind irrespective of chromosome numbers: end the stereotypes and don’t stigmatise us. “We need a mind shift, attitude and behavioural changes to look beyond the ...

STUDIES of human chromosomes have been greatly facilitated by the development of newer technics, particularly peripheral blood leukocyte culture. 1–3 Many abnormalities have been described ...

Genetics plays a significant role in the size of a penis, largely directed by the chromosomes you inherit from your mother and father. Certain inheritable features (like your height) may also ...

The two main genes responsible for eye color are OCA2 and HERC2, both found on chromosome 15. Other genes that may influence eye color include ASIP, IRF4, SLC24A4, SLC24A5, SLC45A2, TPCN2, TYR, and ...