We review some recently published results on sex chromosomes in a diversity of species. We focus on several fish and some plants whose sex chromosomes appear to be ‘young’, as only parts of ...

Trisomy is a genetic condition characterized by the presence of an extra chromosome. This means that the affected person has ...

Chromosomes carry our basic genetic material. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Your DNA blueprint (genome) doesn't exist as ...

An article by UAB professor Joan-Ramon Daban analyzes in depth the physical problems associated with DNA packaging that have ...

Sex chromosomes are the genetic elements that define a person's biological sex. Learn about the XX and XY chromosomes, the sex determination system, and other chromosome combinations.

To prepare the 46 chromosomes of a human cell for transport to the daughter cells during cell division, each chromosome forms a compact X-shaped structure with two rod-like copies.How the cell ...

In a newly published article in Nature Genetics, researchers from the University of Chicago have identified tumor ...

I t is sad, but true, that much of what is known about how human brains work has been learned by studying brains that are broken.Injuries caused by disease or accident show, from the list of ...

The chromosomes, which the researchers point out are “non-mineralized fossils, or subfossils,” are in a state of preservation good enough to assemble the genome, ...

It’s been known for more than half a century that many men lose their Y chromosomes as they age. But no one knew if it really mattered. The loss of Y could just be a sign of aging, like gray ...