Females usually have two X chromosomes, while males tend to have one X and one Y chromosome. But research suggests that the Y ...

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

An article by UAB professor Joan-Ramon Daban analyzes in depth the physical problems associated with DNA packaging that have often been neglected in structural models of chromosomes. The study ...

A new documentary explores 20 years of research into the navigator’s roots, suggesting his birthplace is in the ‘western ...

A woman has taken to social media to share her surprise after taking two DNA tests to confirm whether or not she's related to ...

Toronto scienists have made a groundbreakign discovery that early human development is regulated not by our own genes but by “selfish DNA” that spreads around the genome. For years, scientists ...

Ancestry does not use the standard Y-chromosome and/or mitochondrial DNA methodologies most others use -- so we know less about how it actually analyzes DNA. After spitting in the tube ...

The nucleus of each human body cell contains 46 chromosomes. Each chromosome contains about 1000 genes. There is enough DNA in all the cells in a human body to stretch to the sun and back again ...

A protein that is involved in determining which enzymes cut or unwind DNA during the replication process has been identified ...

Meiotic recombination generates genetic diversity and promotes proper chromosomal segregation of parental chromosomes. This ...