In evolutionary terms, fitness is defined as an organism's ability to survive and reproduce its genes into the next ...

Deep within the cells of mice, a genetic arms race is unfolding between X and Y chromosome genes, battling for dominance in ...

In evolutionary terms, fitness is defined as an organism's ability to survive and reproduce its genes into the next ...

Researchers have uncovered the mechanism behind the arms race for mouse X and Y bearing sperm to fertilize an egg.

Females, on the other hand, usually carry two X chromosomes — one from mom and one from dad. But each cell needs only one X to be active, so in females, the second X is "silenced," leaving only the ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

Dr Tatini Rakshit, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, highlights how innovative approaches like chromosome analysis and AFM could signific ...

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Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have identified hundreds of genome regions containing thousands of genetic variants ...

For example, genes are why a child has the same eye color or hair color as a parent and why some health conditions run in families. Genes are found on small spaghetti-like structures called ...