The 110 DCS blocks identified on the human genome are grouped according to their composition in terms of Tetraodon chromosomes, thus delineating 12 ancestral chromosomes containing 90 DCS blocks.

A nearly gapless genome sequence of the echidna, an egg-laying mammal with multiple sex chromosomes, helps researchers to ...

Using both the new echidna genome sequence and an existing platypus genome sequence, the international team of researchers ...

With such an unstable composition, the Y chromosome is at risk of disappearing over multiple generations. Males tend to only have one copy of the Y chromosome, ...

As previously mentioned, the centromere is easily visualized as the most constricted region of a condensed mitotic chromosome.Although the word "centromere" is derived from the Greek words centro ...

Researchers Determine Composition Of Centromeric Chromatin Date: October 4, 2009 Source: Stowers Institute for Medical Research Summary: Researchers have provided new evidence to clarify the ...

The current study summarizes data from 11 patients with the translocation designated t(8;22), involving an exchange of DNA that can ultimately result in a child with an extra chromosome.

In 2019, the research group led by Prof. XU and Prof. GUANG published research papers concerning the PICS complex involved in the production of piRNA and the process of chromosome separation in ...

A few millennia could see disappearance of the Y chromosome, researchers say. July 17, 2009— -- What makes a man a man? Socially, that is a complicated question. Genetically, however, it is ...

With Men's Y Chromosome, Size Really May Not Matter : Shots - Health News The string of genes that make a man a man used to be much bigger, and some geneticists say it may be wasting away. Back ...

The X chromosome a woman inherits from her mother is, like any other chromosome, a random mix of genes from both of her mother's Xs, and so does not correspond as a whole with either of her mother ...

The Y chromosome may be a symbol of masculinity, but it is becoming increasingly clear that it is anything but strong and enduring. Although it carries the “master switch” gene, SRY, that ...