New chromosome-level evidence suggests Medicago evolution followed a more complex, and surprising path, than previously ...

Researchers at University College Dublin have identified a genetic "switch" that determines the sex of cannabis plants, and ...

Researchers are gaining a new appreciation for the genes on the X and Y chromosomes and how they shape sex differences in ...

New research shows the X chromosome influences disease risk, immunity and drug response beyond its role in sex.

Genome duplication probably gave biodiversity a decisive evolutionary boost. A Chinese-German research team led by Axel Meyer ...

Cancer cells that accumulate extra copies of their entire chromosome set can start behaving like immune cells, swallowing ...

The Y chromosome can disappear over time in human males, which may introduce a number of health problems. While the exact trigger for such degeneration is unknown, environmental factors can play a ...

This study introduces TEAM (Targeted Elimination and Microcell-Mediated Transfer), a novel programmable platform that enables ...

Researchers have used modified CRISPR to silence the extra chromosome 21 in Down syndrome cells, showing promising ...

The family of a two year old girl with a condition so rare she is the only person in the world diagnosed with it have said ...

The 2-year-old son of a Phoenix Police Department officer born with a rare chromosome deletion is scheduled to undergo heart ...