Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

Affected populations: Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is an incredibly rare genetic disorder that causes metabolic changes and mainly ...

For chromosomes to form the iconic X-shape that ensures the accurate passing of genetic information during cell division, a ...

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

The biological research of UC Santa Cruz’s Needhi Bhalla to determine the molecular motions at the heart of heredity has ...

Research by German scientists into the genetic makeup of European potato varieties has revealed that, despite significant ...

Deep within the cells of mice, a genetic arms race is unfolding between X and Y chromosome genes, battling for dominance in sperm. Researchers have now discovered how these gene families compete by ...

This is the first time scientists have directly observed an entire chromosome in high resolution within a dividing cell, offering new insights into how chromosomes are formed. Among the many ...