A Northwestern Medicine study has revealed a previously unknown connection between two fundamental cellular processes, ...

Cooperation is often seen as a strength in nature, but new research suggests it can also carry hidden costs, at least in the ...

Extra chromosomes, found in some fish, contain copied genes that don’t work but can still impact the organism. Research shows ...

Scientists decoded basic molecular processes in metabolism, investigated premenstrual chocolate cravings, and figured out how ...

Turner syndrome (TS) arises from partial or complete loss of a sex chromosome, yet the mechanistic basis for Y chromosome loss (LoY), which may contribute to a subset of TS cases, remains unclear.

Robertsonian chromosomes are associated with infertility and Down syndrome, now cutting-edge DNA sequencing technology has unveiled the first comprehensive picture of their genetic rearrangements.

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. Mitotic chromosomes give genome portions the ...

ABSTRACT: Biodosimetry, a technique for estimating radiation doses by assessing chromosomal aberrations in both accidental and occupational exposures, has played a crucial role in radiological ...

DLGAP5 is proposed as a causal gene related to oocyte meiosis disorder for the first time. It expanded the current spectrum of pathogenic genes responsible for the phenotype of oocyte maturation and ...

ABSTRACT: Chromosomal translocations are structural chromosomal abnormalities resulting from the exchange of genetic material between at least two chromosomes. They are associated with various ...

Sex is determined in a variety of different ways throughout the animal kingdom. In mammals, it is determined genetically, not by temperature, as it can be in reptiles. Typically, females have two X ...