Biologists say a genetic quirk on the X chromosome may give some women a fourth color channel — but does that really mean 100 ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Scientists have taken an important step forward in understanding the human genome - our genetic blueprint - by fully deciphering the enigmatic Y chromosome present in ...

Chromosomes change over time, whether through the process of aging or exposure to harmful substances in the environment. Steven Puetzer/The Image Bank The Y chromosome can be lost through the process ...

Chromosomes are masters of organization. These long strings of DNA fold down into an ensemble of compact structures that keep needed parts of the genome accessible while tucking away those that aren't ...

Testing thousands of genes in living tumors revealed hidden drivers of aggressive basal-like breast cancer that cell cultures ...

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 ...

The chromosome associated with male development, which is the last mysterious piece of the human genome, has been fully sequenced by a team of more than 100 researchers around the world, including ...

Egg cells missing a key protein may be more likely to end up with the wrong number of chromosomes, but an mRNA injection that helps the cells make the protein reduces the problem ...