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

Three specific genes on chromosome 21 drive widespread brain changes in Down syndrome, uncovering a new framework for ...

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 ...

The Y chromosome is among the smallest in the human body and carries the fewest genes. Researchers are paying renewed attention to its role in cancer—specifically, what happens when it vanishes.

Loss of the Y chromosome in aging men is widespread and increasingly linked to serious diseases, challenging assumptions that the Y has little biological importance beyond sex determination.

Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years ago.

Interbreeding Direction Solves Neanderthal X Chromosome Mystery Homo sapiens females unions with Neanderthal males explain X chromosome DNA gap ...

They live in our houses, drink our water and even sleep in our beds. Cats have become an integral part of many households and ...