How do scientists find their way around a chromosome? With chromosome maps called idiograms, researchers can pinpoint the locations of genes and locate abnormal gene forms. Aa Aa Aa Most ...

B chromosomes manipulate cell division for survival, and new research identifies key genes, including DCR28, involved in this ...

A female has two X chromosomes, whereas a male has one X and one Y chromosome. According to Medline Plus, in every cell, ...

In particular, it explains that humans have one fewer chromosome pair in their cells than apes, due to a mutation found in chromosome number 2 that caused two chromosomes to fuse into one.

Once upon a time, the Y chromosome — responsible for determining male sex — was as robust as its X counterpart. Fast forward a few million years, and it’s now a slimmed-down version of its ...

All men and only men have a Y chromosome. This biological fact allows us to trace back in time a direct, largely unchanged genetic line of inheritance from father to son. Every person, male or ...

Now that certain human disorders have been linked with chromosome abnormalities, it is desirable to examine large numbers of cells for such abnormalities. A computer regime has been devised for ...

[44] Combining a limited karyotype with the more objective microarray data will allow for a clearer interpretation for any disease-causing chromosome abnormalities, if any, in the fetus undergoing ...

Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) are helping uncover new ...

Autoradiographs reveal that the bacterial chromosome is a single very long DNA molecule and show how it is duplicated When bacterial DNA is labeled with radioactive atoms, it takes its own picture.

It’s jarring how little progress the mining giant has made in overhauling its workplace culture rife with bullying, racism ...