Centromeres, specialized regions located at the center of chromosomes, are critical for ensuring proper cell division. During ...

Discover how cystic fibrosis genetics affect inheritance patterns and symptom. Learn about CFTR mutations, testing options, ...

Anyone who owns a Nintendo Switch will know about Joy-Con stick drift. It’s when the Joy-Con Control Sticks stop responding correctly, or suffer from "drifting." Complaints about Joy-Con drift ...

But based on our results, the common genetic variants in your genome can contribute just as much, if not more than, rare genetic variants to your heart failure risk," said David Lee, MD, Ph.D., a ...

Scientists from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Las Vegas, Nevada (UNLV) have uncovered a genetic link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and a rare genetic ...

This happens because of a process known as random genetic drift, says Dr Wilson, whereby some genetic variants become more common and others are lost. “This effect is magnified in small ...

The first axis explained 21.5% of the variation and separated three groups: the Jala race; the Vandeño, Reventador, Chapalote and Tabloncillo races, which formed a cluster in the central part of the ...

The evolution of the White Sands pupfish into two species is unusual in that genetic drift was the driving force. Genetic drift results from the random inheritance of different genes from an ...

Populations evolve in two primary ways: genetic drift and natural selection. Genetic drift refers to random fluctuations in the frequencies of certain genes between generations in populations.

Scientists at the Australian National University (ANU) have comprehensively analyzed the genomes of Australian Indigenous communities and found a rich genetic diversity. Their study is published ...

A lot of our efforts were placed in understanding how much of this local variation and global excentricity was caused by genetic drift -- a random process that disproportionally affects small ...