At the largest level, whole chromosomes or even whole copies ... of new genes (by pasting material from different genes together). A single mutation can have a large effect, but in many cases ...

Simplistically, mutations may involve the substitution, deletion, addition, or rearrangement of base pairs. In some cases, parts of two chromosomes may be interchanged (translocation). Genes and ...

A seminal study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and their collaborators in the United Kingdom, ...

UTA scientists reveal how the flowerpot snake repairs DNA and provides insights into human genetic conditions like Down ...

Hair genetics can come from either parent ... in hair loss between male parents and their male children, which mutations in the AR gene cannot solely explain. Researchers are still working ...

A new type of cat coat color has officially been discovered. Named salmiak, or ‘salty liquorice,’ the cats have hair strands ...

An individual’s growth and development is affected by the genes they inherit from their parents. An example of a human chromosome mutation is when a child inherits an extra copy of chromosome 21.

Genetics can also influence whether you’ll get this disease. Several gene mutations have been linked to the development of type 2 diabetes. These gene mutations can interact with the environment ...

A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

The disease has an early onset form, which affects patients before they reach age 50, and is due to genetic mutations; mutations that alter a protein called PINK1 were identified many years ago as a ...

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the movement of genetic material from one organism to another. In this article, we will ...

These subgenomes formed through complex genetic events, including chromosome fusion in ancestral ... which helps eliminate harmful mutations over time. However, the flowerpot snake appears to ...