In the 1980s, scientists knew little about the X and Y chromosomes. What they did understand was that every cell in the body ...

New research from King's College London has revealed a connection between ancient viral DNA embedded in the human genome and ...

Researchers discovered that PLK1 triggers a process ensuring centromere preservation during cell division by activating the ...

Turmoil at 23andMe, and a lawsuit alleging that GEDmatch shares data with Facebook, highlights how far your genetic ...

DRB1*01:03 genetic variant is associated with severe ulcerative colitis, significantly raising the risk of major surgeries ...

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

Chromosomes are cellular structures that contain the genetic material. A chromosome is comprised of a single DNA molecule that may be either circular or linear. The full complement of a cell s ...

World leaders in this field condemn the way in which the data on the supposed origins of the explorer has been released and ...

New research reveals that an extra Y chromosome doubles the risk of autism, shedding light on why autism is more common among ...

If you’re an owner of both cats and dogs, you may have found yourself wondering at some point, if it was possible for cats ...

The two turtles represent two lineages in which the sex chromosomes have evolved independently ... surviving mass extinction ...