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

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

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

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

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

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Proposed language would recognize two sexes in North Carolina’s rules and public policies, echoing President Donald Trump’s executive order.

City of Hope researchers have co-led the first study to demonstrate that characterizing genetic material near chromosomes ...

Recently, butlers to orange-colored cats got a bit of a shock when reading the news, as headlines began to call out their ...

A new paper published in Nature on June 4 shines light on how an enigmatic part of male aging—the loss of Y chromosomes—is connected with a ...