Several studies have shown that intelligence is only passed down from one parent, and all indicate that it is the mother who ...

Females, on the other hand, usually carry two X chromosomes — one from mom and one from dad. But each cell needs only one X ...

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 ...

The flowerpot snake, recognized as one of the smallest snakes globally, possesses some remarkable characteristics.

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 ...

Brian Tait, Chief Scientific Officer at Haplomic Technologies Pty Ltd, focuses here on CYP genes, haplotypes, and their ...

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

For one, inserting at the end of the chromosome helps the transposon avoid genes for the cell's core functioning, which reside in the middle of the chromosomes; transposons that can target the ...

CHENGDU, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have decoded the DNA of a unique snake species that reproduces without males, uncovering their fascinating genetic adaptations. The findings were ...

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

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