When closely related species mate, their offspring sometimes survive but cannot reproduce. This pattern often affects males ...

Researchers discovered that selfish chromosomes exploit the Overdrive gene to destroy competing sperm during development, increasing their chances of inheritance and shedding light on genetic conflict ...

A new University of Utah-led study has discovered the mechanism behind a decades-old evolutionary mystery-how "selfish chromosomes" cheat the rules of genetic inheritance.

A new University of Utah-led study has discovered the mechanism behind a decades-old evolutionary mystery—how "selfish chromosomes" cheat the rules of genetic inheritance. The researchers found that ...

Scientists have uncovered how brewer’s yeast developed its unusually tiny centromeres, the DNA regions that guide chromosome ...

A new University of Utah-led study has discovered the mechanism behind a decades-old evolutionary mystery-how "selfish chromosomes" cheat the rules of ...

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A remarkably small bacterium containing fewer than 500 genes serves as the basis for one of the most detailed digital life ...

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic condition marked by uncontrolled hunger and complex behavioral and medical ...

More than 2.3 million ancient genetic switches discovered in plants reveal how key growth controls endured 300 million years ...

Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years ago. But we don’t know much about who got with whom, or why.

Scientists have uncovered how certain “selfish” genes cheat the normal rules of inheritance by destroying rival sperm cells.