There are more male orange cats than females because this gene is located on the X-chromosome, which males only have one copy ...

Your orange cat may host a never-before-seen genetic pathway for color pigmentation, according to new studies ...

In female mammals, one of the two X chromosomes randomly shuts down in each cell during early development ... knowing it was ...

Two separate research teams have detailed the answer in two studies published Thursday in the journal Current Biology.

A Stanford-led study has identified a mutation on the X chromosome that causes orange fur in cats. The mutation switches on ...

Associate professor Margaret Worthington supervised the project to identify the genetic pinpoints that could pave the way for breeders to speed up development of thornless varieties of blackberries.

Ask scientists which gene-editing tool is most needed to advance gene therapy, and they'd probably describe a system that's ...

Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body — and can clarify how diseases develop.

A new study suggests that vitamin D supplementation may help preserve the lengths of the protective caps at the ends of ...

As a researcher who studies the genetics of disease, I don’t fully disagree – lifestyle factors play a large role in ...