thereby providing concrete evidence for what became known as the chromosome theory of heredity. Early Breakthroughs: Mendel and Darwin Propose Mechanisms of Heredity The year 1865 was marked by ...

Comparison of whole genome sequences provides a highly detailed view of how organisms are related to each other at the genetic level. How are genomes compared and what can these findings tell us ...

Such examples suggest that even if the Y chromosome disappears—which may take millions of years—human biology could evolve ...