We now also know that this process can position oncogenes next to highly active regions of the chromosome and promote the formation of extrachromosomal circular DNA, both of which have been found to ...

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.

Artificial chromosomes are essentially miniature versions of real chromosomes that can replicate alongside their natural counterparts in host cells. They have the potential to be “incredibly useful ...

While using a light microscope to study sperm formation in wasps, Henking noticed that some wasp sperm cells had 12 chromosomes, while others had only 11 chromosomes. Also, during his observation ...

More than half of all men with Klinefelter syndrome (KS) are unaware that they have the condition. Among those who do receive ...

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.

Women are born with two X chromosomes and inherit one from each parent. But in every cell of their body, just one X chromosome is needed – so the other is randomly inactivated. Some cells use ...

Human biological sex is determined by the sex chromosomes X and Y. In most cases, females possess two X chromosomes, while males have one X and one Y. However, there is some evidence that the Y ...

During the formation of gametes (i.e., egg and sperm cells), chemical tags are added to specific genes on the chromosomes. These tags vary depending on whether the chromosome originates from the ...

the interplay of these weak anisotropic interactions between nucleosomes and thermal energy could be responsible for the ...

Nuclear DNA does not appear in free linear strands; it is highly condensed and wrapped around histones in order to fit inside of the nucleus and take part in the formation of chromosomes.