How do scientists find their way around a chromosome? With chromosome maps called idiograms, researchers can pinpoint the locations of genes and locate abnormal gene forms. Aa Aa Aa Most ...

Women are born with two X chromosomes and inherit one from each parent. But in every cell of their body, just one X ...

Macquarie University researchers have worked with an international team of scientists to achieve a major milestone in ...

Older female mice show poor spatial memory when their paternal X chromosome is inactive and only the maternal copy is active. This phenomenon could be responsible for variation in age-related ...

The X chromosome carries at least 150 genes linked to intelligence. Since the mother has two X chromosomes to pass along while the father only has one, the mother’s contribution to the child’s ...

Maternal DNA, particularly the X chromosome, significantly influences a baby’s brain development and aging. Genetic ...

In particular, it explains that humans have one fewer chromosome pair in their cells than apes, due to a mutation found in chromosome number 2 that caused two chromosomes to fuse into one.

Plastic chemicals may harm DNA, as new research reveals how additives disrupt nematode egg formation, suggesting risks to ...

Conventional investigations of the genetic contributors to Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk and progression have ignored the role of the X-chromosome, primarily due to technical analysis limitations.

The completion of chromosome synXVI allows scientists to explore new possibilities in metabolic engineering and strain ...

Scientists led by a Macquarie University team have completed construction of the final chromosome in the worlds’ first synthetic yeast genome following more than a decade of work, opening new ...