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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Scientists are expressing concerns about male reproductive health due to the Y chromosome's genetic material loss, potentially disappearing in 11 million years. A study revealed a sharp decline in ...

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

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The nucleus of each human body cell contains 46 chromosomes. Each chromosome contains about 1000 genes. There is ...

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

“These findings provide new insights into the biology of the X chromosome in ASD, providing additional evidence for the involvement of certain genes like DDX53 and FGF13, and suggesting they ...

Could fossil chromosomes make the dream of resurrecting the woolly mammoth a reality? “The fundamental biology that we learn from this is going to be useful, there is no question about it ...