The accurate distribution of chromosomes in an oocyte is essential for the correct transmission of genetic information to the ...

Scientists are expressing concerns about male reproductive health due to the Y chromosome's genetic material loss, ...

Two X chromosomes mean girl, and an X paired with a Y means boy. For the last 300 million years, this system has worked very ...

Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens ...

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Some of the most harmful genetic changes in cancer are also the hardest to see. These structural alterations, deep within a ...

Researchers mapped Y chromosome loss across thousands of individual cells from human cancers, with disturbing results.

Scientists have discovered that the Y chromosome, crucial for male development, is gradually disappearing. This loss, ...

How do living things evolve? What is the myriad of processes by which generic variations in a population affect organisms' ...

For decades, scientists have known that platypuses and echidnas – Australia's unique egg-laying mammals – have another ...

Experiments with tools designed to detect DNA damage reveal unique and conserved features of telomeres in cancer cells.