Females have one active X chromosome and one dormant X chromosome in each cell. But a study suggests that genes on the ...

When it comes to genetics, children get a mix of traits from both parents. But, it might be a surprise for some people that ...

The flowerpot snake, one of the world's smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind ...

I believe most of us have a sense of what genetic engineering is all about — a method of inserting one or more genes of one ...

After a storied scientific career that began with the discovery of how hormones control genes, Keith Yamamoto, PhD, has ...

Utrecht University has appointed Bas van Steensel as Special Professor of Chromosome Biology. Van Steensel will lead fundamental research into how chromosomes function and how genetic information is ...

Transposons, or "jumping genes"—DNA segments that can move from one part of the genome to another—are key to bacterial evolution and the development of antibiotic resistance. Cornell ...

The flowerpot snake (Indotyphlops braminus) is known as the world's only obligate parthenogenetic snake, reproducing ...

Women have a higher proportion of key immune cells between puberty and menopause, which may be linked to the sex hormone ...

Women have a higher proportion of key immune cells between puberty and menopause, which may be linked to the sex hormone ...

Researchers found that a gene on the Y chromosome influences how aortic valve stenosis progresses differently in males and ...