In a leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, two scientists at the University of Missouri have developed a powerful ...

With aging, the tightly packed structure of the silent X chromosome is gradually loosened, allowing for genes to be read ...

Chromosomes in these cells exist in a very different form and so far it has been impossible to create accurate pictures of their structure." Peter's team has developed a new method to visualise ...

Until now, the Y chromosome portion of the human genome has contained large gaps which made it difficult to understand variation and associated disease. The structure of the Y chromosome has been ...

a structure that is involved in ensuring that chromosomes are segregated properly when a cell divides. Mistakes in chromosome segregation can lead to cell death and cancer development. The ...

R1a-M420 is one of the most widely spread Y-chromosome haplogroups; however, its substructure within Europe and Asia has remained poorly characterized. Using a panel of 16 244 male subjects from ...

condensin and the SMC5/6 complex organize chromosome structure through their association with DNA and influence a large variety of DNA-based processes. These include sister chromatid cohesion ...

Researchers unearthed the 52,000-year-old remains in 2018 near the village of Belaya Gora in northeastern Siberia, where freezing temperatures helped preserve the structure of the chromosomes ...

For decades, the Y chromosome — one of the two human sex chromosomes — has been notoriously challenging for the genomics community to sequence due to the complexity of its structure. Now, this elusive ...